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US defendants can waive right to jury trial and in Germany jury trials were abolished in 1924One of the most significant recommendations in a review of the criminal courts in England and Wales, expected to be published this week, is likely to be the sc…
French president also spoke of empowered ‘wider Europe’ on first day of state visit to UKEuropean countries need to reduce their “dual dependencies” on the US and China, Emmanuel Macron has warned, as he sketched out his vision of an empowered “wider E…
French and Spanish firefighters battled blazes that burned through thousands of acres for a second day. The fires followed a heat wave that dried out the terrain, creating fuel for wildfires, according to weather agencies and experts.
Authorities urge residents to stay indoors and say more than 700 firefighters battling blazeA fast-moving wildfire fanned by gale-force winds has been raging on the outskirts of France’s second-largest city, Marseille, officials said, as firefighters a…
Tapestry to go on display in British Museum next year, with treasures from Sutton Hoo lent to France in exchangeThe Bayeux tapestry will return to the UK for the first time in more than 900 years as part of a landmark loan agreement by Keir Starmer and…
Mortality in France reached a “historically low” level in 2023, researchers looking at public health records have concluded. The trend is linked to the drop in Covid-19 deaths, and a return to trends before the pandemic.
A blaze in southern France forced the closure of the Marseille airport, and weather agencies issued warnings for other parts of Europe where temperatures were expected to climb this week.
The airport outside France’s second-biggest city Marseille was forced to close Tuesday due to a wildfire that is being fanned by strong winds.
This live blog is now closedFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers is not “pleasant” but the right tactic, Heidi Alexander, the transport secretary, has said. Jessica Elgot and Peter Walker have the story.Boris Johnson, the former Tory PM…
A wildfire has burned through 2,000 hectares of vegetation near the southern French city of Narbonne, leading to the closure of the A9 highway, linking France and Spain. It is the third wildfire in the department since last week’s heatwave, marking th…