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France must control its borders says former British home secretary
Amid growing concerns over migrants in Calais, Lord Howard says France has 'lost control' of frontiers under Schengen Agreement.
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French bookshops refuse to stock Valérie Trierweiler's 'dirty laundry' memoirs
Signs go up in some bookshop windows explaining why the stores will not stock the tell-all book, as sales in France continue to soar.
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Former French hostage says Jewish museum killings suspect was his jailer
Journalist Nicolas Henin said Mehdi Nemmouche, who has been extradited to Belgium over murders, was his jailer in Syria in late 2013.
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Al-Hilli Alps murder may be 'perfect crime' says French prosecutor
Eric Maillaud says that two years after shooting of British family in French Alps it will take a 'stroke of luck' to solve the case.
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Frenchman jailed for calling and texting ex-girlfriend 21,807 times
Man started his ten months of harassment after the woman ended their relationship - he wanted her to thank him for doing up their flat.
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Stealth wind turbines avoid radar interference in France
New wind farm using technology partially inspired by stealth warplanes due to start operating near Perpignan in southern France in 2015.
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France's Hollande says he will finish mandate and rejects 'anti-poor' jibe
Beleaguered president says he was 'elected for five years by the French people' and that serving the poor is the 'reason for my existence'.
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French comedian investigated for comments on James Foley murder
Dieudonné M’bala M’bala faces probe after he mocked the killing of the American journalist and showed footage of it in a video.
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France's top chef bans meat from the menu
Michelin-starred cook Alain Ducasse reopens Parisian restaurant ditching duck, veal and steak in favour of largely vegetarian dishes.
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Message sent from brain to brain between India and France
Internet was used to transmit information from one person's brain to another's in a 'technological realisation of the dream of telepathy'.