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The Guardian says Feminist campaigners in France are calling for tougher government action to combat violence against women and girls.
The Independent says A Ryanair flight from Manchester had to make an emergency landing in France after a fire reportedly broke out on board.
France prepared once again for 2022 New Year’s Eve celebrations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks have been made mandatory outdoors in French cities including Paris, Lyon and Dijon Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations were taking place across Europe as renewed COVID restrictions prevented large-scale events from taking place, and people were discouraged from gathering in large crowds. Fireworks displays and live TV shows went ahead in several capitals, but often without spectators as many instead watched from home. 2022 New Year’s Eve celebrations in France The new measure is only one of several new restrictions put in place to slow…
France stops British driving through and closes its borders to all Brits. Britons who live in the European Union can no longer drive through France to their homes elsewhere in the bloc under new regulations that have created confusion for many holiday travellers. Thousands of Britons take the Channel Tunnel from England to France, using Eurotunnel’s Shuttle service, to drive from the UK to their homes in other EU countries. The change caught hundreds of Britons off guard as they prepared to return from family visits over the holidays. Paris and London have been at loggerheads over a range of…
France will take on the EU rotating presidency from January 1. For the first time in 14 years, France will take over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It comes during a key period for French President Emmanuel Macron, who is expected to run for reelection in April 2022. Follow WTXNews EU on Twitter for live Twitter updates on breaking news from the EU A brutal stance towards the British “If I had to sum up in one sentence the goal of this [EU] presidency, which will run from 1 January to 30 June, I would say…
France considering lockdown as the country is once again seeing a surge of COVID-19 cases. A new record was reached on Tuesday (28 December) with 179,807 new infections.
A mosque in France has been ordered shut for six months for “inciting violence” in line with the latest French policies to curb the growth of Islam in the country. The prefecture of the Oise département said the large mosque in Beauvais was closed for “inciting hatred”, “violence” and “apology of jihad”. A local French citizen suggested this only happened because one of the Imams spoke out against Jews. France’s interior minister Gérald Darmanin announced on December 14 that he had “set in motion” the procedure for the administrative closure of this mosque because of “unacceptable” preachings “against Christians, homosexuals and Jews”.…
BBC News says France has announced tighter Covid restrictions amid concerns over the Omicron variant.
The Independent says The first lady of France has said that she will take legal action after rumours claiming that she was born as a man.
France24 says The French government announced new restrictions yesterday in light of the Omicron variant of Covid-19.