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Ex-UK soldier on trial in France for helping Afghan girl reach England

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Rob Lawrie, 49, stands trial in Boulogne on Thursday for trying to smuggle young Afghan girl from miserable migrant camp to join her aunt in UK. 

Strong winds, rough seas alert for west and southern France

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French weather agency warns that strengthening storms late Monday coinciding with high tides presents risk of flooding in some areas.

Air France says Paris attacks caused 70 million euros in lost revenue

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The airline said the November fall in passengers was later inversed in December when bookings 'were in line with a progressive recovery'.

Jewish teacher wounded in machete attack in Marseille

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The 35-year-old suffered hand and back wounds in what police said was a 'clearly anti-Semitic act' close to the city's Franco-Hebraic Institute.

France remembers terror victims with muted ceremony

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Around 2,000 people submitted to security checks to get into Place de la République event, which paid tribute to terror victims in 2015.

Paris police station attacker 'had no accomplices'

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But French minister says he cannot confirm that dead man, named as Tarek Belgacem, had previously stayed in German refugee centre.

French president unveils memorial to victims of 2015 terrorism

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François Hollande and Paris mayor Anne Hildago dedicated a plaque to the 147 people who died at the hands of terrorists in France in 2015.

Bravery of France 'heart attack boy' is praised

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The five-year-old French boy saved his father's life by cycling to get help after he had a heart attack.

Opponents of controversial Nantes airport protest against expulsion

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Demonstration attracted up to 20,000 people protesting against proceedings to evict inhabitants, including farmers, from planned site.

Patchy success for France's 'open mosques' weekend

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Though mosques throughout France are inviting non-Muslim neighbours in, it is unclear how many mosques in Paris are participating.