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The former president accused prosecutors of conducting a witch-hunt, using excessive means to snoop on his affairs and withholding evidence.

French president Emmanuel Macron made clear his stance after he received his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi in Paris.

The elderly woman diagnosed with dementia must pay a fine of €166 for having put the wrong date on her form for leaving home during lockdown.

One of the French government’s biggest hurdles will be overcoming the high level of distrust of vaccines in France – one of the highest in Europe.

French riot police fired teargas and charged protesters in one incident after fireworks were launched at their lines.

In a wide-ranging TV interview the French president also touched on police brutality and the pandemic.

Takieddine was once an accuser in the inquiry into suspected Libyan financing of Sarkozy's 2007 election campaign but recently suddenly retracted his claim.

Special reporters take government in Paris to task over proposed legislation that would give police more power.

Interior minister Gérald Darmanin said some could be closed if found to be encouraging 'separatism'.

French PM Jean Castex says that COVID-19 vaccines will go to the homes' residents first when doses become available in France, which is not expected before the end of the month.