French officials today sent in a 95ft patrol vessel to Jersey which is less than half of the size of two Royal Navy warships which are already roaming the Channel amid an ongoing row over post-Brexit fishing rights. The Athos boat travelled along the River Seine from Rouen to Le Havre then around Cherbourg towards … Read more
Two Royal Navy gunships have started patrolling the coast off Jersey as 70 French fishing boats threaten to blockade the harbour of the British Crown dependency. HMS Severn and HMS Tamar were sent from Portsmouth ‘as a precaution’ in a major ratcheting up of the row with France over post-Brexit fishing rights. Armed with cannon and … Read more
Jersey’s foreign affairs minister has hit back at ‘disproportionate’ threats from France to cut off electricity to the island in a row over post-Brexit fishing rites Ian Gorst, external relations minister for the Channel Island, said ‘it is not the first threat that France has made’ over fisheries as he blamed ‘confusion’ around the post-Brexit … Read more
Belgian farmer accidentally moves the French border 7½ feet by unwittingly moving historic stone marker that was in the way of his tractor A Belgian farmer accidentally moved the French-Belgian border 7.5 feet The altered border demarcation was discovered by a local history enthusiast The mayors of the two border towns both saw the humorous side … Read more
Marine Le Pen is acquitted by French court after being accused of breaking hate speech laws by posting images of ISIS atrocities on Twitter six years ago Le Pen posted three images, including of decapitated US journalist James Foley She claimed she posted them after TV personality compared her party to ISIS The 52-year-old maintained … Read more
Christian Piquemal, stripped of his privileges by army chiefs Piquemal, 80, a former general of the Foreign Legion, leads the signatories of the furious letter addressed to Emmanuel Macron. He was stripped of his privileges as a retired officer after he was arrested at an anti-immigration rally in Calais in 2016. Also in attendance were … Read more
Twenty retired French generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’, in an open letter published ahead of next year’s presidential election. The open letter, published in Valeurs Actuelles, a right-wing news magazine, claims a military coup might be necessary to … Read more
Twenty retired French generals have called for military rule if Emmanuel Macron fails to halt the ‘disintegration’ of the country ‘at the hands of Islamists’, in an open letter published ahead of next year’s presidential election. The open letter, published in Valeurs Actuelles, a right-wing news magazine, claims a military coup might be necessary to … Read more
Paris terrorist who stabbed to death mother-of-two French policewoman watched videos glorifying jihad before launching attack Jamel Gorchene watched the videos on his phone just before the knife attack He stabbed Stephanie M, a mother-of-two, 49, to death in a police station The knifeman was shot dead by her colleagues and a terror probe was … Read more
Paris terrorist who stabbed to death mother-of-two French policewoman watched videos glorifying jihad before launching attack Jamel Gorchene watched the videos on his phone just before the knife attack He stabbed Stephanie M, a mother-of-two, 49, to death in a police station The knifeman was shot dead by her colleagues and a terror probe was … Read more