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French activists celebrate abandoned airport project

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Thousands of activists, some in carnival masks, symbolically set fire to a giant wooden plane to mark end of airport plans in western France.

French mother and ex-partner get 20 years for 5-year-old's murder

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Cecile Bourgeon was sentenced after her conviction for the brutal murder of daughter Fiona whose disappearance in 2013 shocked France.

Kidnap heist in France nets thieves 'millions' from cash van

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Thieves stole up to 30m Swiss francs ($32mor £23m) on French-Swiss border after first kidnapping the daughter of a cash van delivery driver.

French Muslim singer quits TV show amid row over online posts

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Mennel Ibtissem, 22, who starred in French version of The Voice, had expressed doubts about the terrorist nature of the 2016 Nice lorry attack.

France calls for opening of humanitarian corridors in Syria

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Defence minister Florence Parly said France was monitoring the situation 'closely and that the air strikes 'need to end'.

France to boost defence spending in 'unprecedented' move

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Plan is to increase spending by a third between 2017 and 2025 to meet NATO commitments and modernise France's army and nuclear deterrent.

French minister Nicolas Hulot denies sexual misconduct claims

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President's Macron's environment minister, a popular former TV star, was close to tears talking about how claims have put him in a 'crazy rage'.

Macron to push for pan-EU parliament lists despite setback

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French president's statement came after MEPs rejected a proposal for pan-EU lists of candidates for seats in the European Parliament.

France believes Assad using chlorine gas in Syria

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In TV interview foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said 'all indications' suggested that the Syrian regime used the poison gas.

Travel chaos in France as snow blankets Paris

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Weather caused major gridlock across the city, with more than 700 kilometres of traffic jams recorded on Tuesday evening.