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Paris gunman suspect placed under investigation

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Abdelhakim Dekhar, 48, has been placed under investigation for attempted murder and kidnapping after attacks on media offices and a bank HQ.

French Easyjet pilots to strike Monday

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French pilots are protesting that the British budget airline is not sharing with employees record profits it announced earlier in the week.

Far-right leader Le Pen says French revolt could spread 'like wildfire'

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On-the-rise National Front leader claims full-scale insurrection and bankruptcy loom, blaming immigration, globalisation, the EU and technocrats.

French minister reveals cancer to 'change attitudes to the disease'

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Dominique Bertinotti, 59-year-old minister for families, has revealed to the press she has been fighting breast cancer since February.

French courrier firm bankruptcy threatens thousands of jobs

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Mory-Ducros, France's second-largest courrier firm which directly employs more than 5,000 workers, has filed for bankruptcy protection.

Police say Paris shootings suspect is former anarchist who had lived in London

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Abdelhakim Dekhar, 48, recovering from an apparent suicide bid before his arrest, left letters detailing 'fascist plot' and his hatred of journalists.

French media stars honour crazy pledges after unlikely football win

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Celebrities promised pranks ranging from stripping off to presenting a TV show in English if France qualified for the World Cup - and they did.

Spying scam probe closes in on Ikea France boss and two directors

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Three senior Ikea directors have been placed under investigation, one step short of charges, on evidence they spied on customers and staff.

Police name arrested Paris gunman suspect

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The man suspected of gun attacks on media organisations and a bank was arrested in a car park in a Paris suburb after a tip-off to police.

French PM pledges 'deep reform' of tax system

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Embattled Jean-Marc Ayrault, while not promising tax cuts, launches a plan of national consultations to improve the just application of taxes.