France has agreed a £7billion payrise and hiring spree for its healthcare workers after they took to the streets in protest following the coronavirus crisis. The money will largely cover pay rises for existing staff – with nurses, care workers and non-medical staff getting the bulk of it – while 15,000 new staff will be … Read more
Emmanuel Macron’s wife Brigitte looks chic in a cobalt blue shift dress but refrains from wearing a mask as she watches the French president deliver a speech to armed forces in Paris on the eve of France’s Bastille Day Emmanuel Macron, 42, was accompanied by Brigitte, 67, for Monday night event The French President donned … Read more
To the Batmobile! Stowaway bat hides in Vauxhall car boot for 500-mile journey from France to Hartlepool Bat flew out from a new Vauxhall after it had arrived at a Hartlepool showroom The 10cm bat was trapped in the car’s boot after leaving a factory in France ‘I don’t know how it wasn’t squashed’ says … Read more
Special forces and helicopters in huge manhunt in Germany for camouflage-wearing crossbow maniac who overpowered four cops and went on the run in forest Police are combing through rough forested terrain near Offenburg, Germany Suspect is Yves Etienne Rausch who was ID checked near Oppenau in Sunday He initially cooperated before pulling a gun on officers, threatening them … Read more
Priti Patel last night told France to start towing boatloads of illegal migrants back to its shores – as numbers crossing the Channel to England surged to near-record levels. Up to 200 migrants were intercepted by Border Force patrols off the British coast yesterday in what is feared to be a new daily record. The … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel has warned illegal Chanel crossings ‘cannot go on,’ as she struck a deal with France to crack down on migrants arriving in the UK – hours after the coastguard stopped as many as 100 people trying to make the journey. Unconfirmed reports suggest up to 100 people were stopped in ‘several’ … Read more
Thousands pack Nice’s famous promenade for dance music concert sparking fury over lack of social distancing as the mayor vows to make masks mandatory at future events Prominent French electro house music producer The Avener hosted the set organised by the municipality late Saturday in his home city, with crowds massing on central Nice’s famous … Read more
Coronavirus contact tracing apps are not all they’ve cracked up to be and those being used in France and Australia have flopped, experts warn. In France, two million people downloaded the StopCovid app but only 14 people received alerts that they were at risk in three weeks of the app being in operation. Australia faced the … Read more
Health officials in France have warned that coronavirus is gaining ground as the country’s R number edges above 1. Keeping the rate below 1 is considered key to easing lockdown because it means the outbreak is shrinking as not everyone who catches it passes it on. If the figure rises higher, it means people infected … Read more
France’s fire-ravaged Notre-Dame Cathedral will be restored exactly as it was before inferno and it will be ready to take Mass before 2024 Paris Olympics, official pledge By Reuters Published: 23:14 BST, 9 July 2020 | Updated: 02:55 BST, 10 July 2020 Paris’ centuries-old Notre-Dame Cathedral will be rebuilt as it was before being engulfed … Read more