France is next for attack by bond investors

France will be next on the list of eurozone countries to be attacked by bond investors worried about soaring sovereign debt levels, said the chief executive of the London Stock Exchange. “France’s time is up next,” said Xavier Rolet. “It won’t be long before bond investors turn to France after they have finished with ...- 05/12/2010, Business News

Split over Miss France becomes a war of morals

France is the most fractured country in the world. How can you govern a country which has 1,000 different cheeses, eight rival trades union federations and several flavours of all political movements, including the Trotskyists? - 04/12/2010, Europe

Lièvremont at a loss after Australia tear France apart

France coach Marc Lièvremont was still in a state of shock yesterday but vowed to "continue to fight" after a record hammering by Australia wrecked his World Cup plans. - 29/11/2010, International

Cycling: US doping inquiry focuses on France

American investigators have interviewed French anti-doping officials at Interpol headquarters in Lyons as part of an investigation into allegations of drug use by cyclists, including the multiple Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.- 17/11/2010, Others

Sarkozy dismisses Bin Laden threat

France stands by its law banning the burka despite a threatening new message from the al-Qa'ida leader Osama bin Laden, President Nicolas Sarkozy said.- 30/10/2010, Europe

MEPs urge halt to Roma expulsions

European lawmakers pressed France yesterday to stop sending large groups of Roma migrants out of the country and criticised the EU executive for a "late and limited" response to the French campaign.- 10/09/2010, Europe

Cycling: Tour de France hero Fignon dies

The dual Tour de France winner Laurent Fignon has died at the age of 50. Fignon, who won the event in 1983 and 1984 and finished second to Greg LeMond by just eight seconds in perhaps the most exciting Tour of all time in 1989, had been fighting cancer.- 01/09/2010, News

US jazz man Bob Lenox dies in France: producer

The American jazz and blues musician Bob Lenox has died in his adopted home of France at the age of 65, his producer said on Tuesday.- 31/08/2010, Music

‘Crocodile’ sighted in Channel was a log

A large crocodile sighted in the English Channel on Friday was actually a piece of wood, coastguards in Dover and France said yesterday. A large crocodile sighted in the English Channel on Friday was actually a piece of wood, coastguards in Dover and France said yesterday. The wood probably did look like a crocodile from a distance, officials said. Bat...- 22/08/2010, Europe

COATBRIDGE, CHRYSTON & BELLSHILL

- 05/08/2010, Election 2010 Results

BROMSGROVE

- 05/08/2010, Election 2010 Results

Spanish juniors shocked by late France winner

France pulled off a major shock by coming from behind to beat favourites Spain 2-1 in the final of the Under-19 European Championship in Caen last night. Spain, who knocked out England in the semi-finals, had dominated the first half but only had Rodrigo's 18th-minute goal to show for it. Soon after the interval Sergio Canales missed a great chanc...- 31/07/2010, International

French ban on Islamic veils set to be passed

A ban on burka-like Islamic veils is expected to be passed today by France's lower house of parliament. It is a move that is popular among French voters despite concerns from Muslim groups and human rights advocates. The ban on face-covering veils will go to the Senate in September, where it is also likely to be passed. Its biggest hurdle will...- 13/07/2010, Europe

GLASGOW EAST

- 05/07/2010, Election 2010 Results

John Rentoul: 'France supported Iraq war' shock

The Chilcot inquiry has resumed; therefore the attempts by the anti-war media (that is, nearly all of them) to rewrite history have resumed; therefore the Rebuttal Service is back. - 30/06/2010, John Rentoul