FTSE 100 ekes out end of week gains
The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Friday, but manged to end in positive territory following two days of losses.
France
Emmanuel Macron under fire for remarks about women with large families
France’s President Emmanuel Macron is facing criticism from mothers with big families both at home and abroad for recent comments he made about women and fertility in Africa.
Beaches closed on French Riviera due to oil pellets
Pellets of oil have reached Mediterranean beaches near Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera ten days after two cargo ships collided north of the island of Corsica, France’s ecology ministry says .
Antoine Griezmann reveals half-time chat lifted France
Antoine Griezmann revealed France had “a quiet word” in the dressing room at half-time which helped the world champions produce a comeback to beat Germany 2-1 in their Nations League clash.
Antoine Griezmann leads France fightback as Germany continue to struggle
Antoine Griezmann scored twice in the second half as world champions France came from behind to beat Germany 2-1 in their Nations League clash and increase the pressure on Joachim Low.
France’s Emmanuel Macron looks to turn page with government reshuffle
France’s President Emmanuel Macron’s government has sought to give itself a fresh start after a difficult summer with a limited reshuffle that included a new interior minister.
Woman widowed in terror attack loses parents in French floods
A woman whose husband was killed in an Islamic extremist attack has now lost both of her parents in flash floods that killed at least 13 people in south west France.
Low convinced Germany have learned from their Nations League humbling by Holland
Germany coach Joachim Low warned world champions France his side have “learned a few things” from their “painful” Nations League defeat to Holland ahead of Tuesday night’s clash in Paris.
Torrential floods claim lives and wreak havoc in France
Flash floods tore through towns in southwest France, turning waterways into raging torrents that killed at least 10 people, authorities have said.
Death toll rising after France is hit by flash floods
The death toll from flash floods in southwest France has nearly doubled to 13.