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Telegraph
5 days ago
- Telegraph
British woman ‘found dead behind church during family holiday in France'
A British woman in her 20s is reported to have died behind a church during a family holiday in France. The woman, who has yet to be named, is believed to have been on a trip to Normandy. She was discovered on rocks by St-Nicolas church in Barfleur by a walker at around 9am on Friday. The French television network France3 reported that the woman appeared to have drowned, but that the circumstances surrounding her death appeared 'somewhat unclear'. According to the Ouest-France newspaper, she had been staying with her family in a rented cottage on the quayside in the small fishing village. Forensic and research teams joined forces with criminal investigators and the gendarmerie, and an autopsy was carried out on Friday afternoon. The Normandy Prefecture declined to comment on the case, and the public prosecutor could not be reached for comment. Last week, a 35-year-old British woman was killed in Beaune, France, while jogging with her husband. The woman was hit by a car as she ran through Avenue Charles de Gaulle, and was pronounced dead at the scene. A local 45-year-old man, believed to be the driver involved, was arrested.
The Independent
11-07-2025
- The Independent
Elon Musk's X investigated in France for alleged data tampering and fraud
French prosecutors have launched a police investigation into Elon Musk 's social media platform, X, over allegations of data tampering and fraud. The Paris prosecutor's office announced on Friday that a branch of the French gendarmerie is conducting the inquiry. The investigation is specifically examining two alleged offences: "organised tampering with the functioning of an automated data processing system" and "organised fraudulent extraction of data from an automated data processing system." The probe stems from information provided in January to the prosecutor's cybercrimes unit by two individuals – a member of parliament and a senior official in a French government institution, neither of whom have been identified. These individuals alleged the suspected use of X's algorithm for "the purposes of foreign interference." However, the prosecutor's office has not detailed the alleged interference or how the algorithm was purportedly used. The investigation targets both the platform and unnamed individuals. The decision to open the police inquiry was made this week, following the prosecutor's own "verifications" and additional information received from French researchers and "various public institutions." Details of the alleged wrongdoing remain undisclosed.
Times
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Times
French police watch as migrants board dinghies bound for the UK
French police shrugged and claimed that 'it's difficult' as they watched migrants boarding small boats to cross the Channel. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, reporters witnessed dozens of migrants, including children, wading out and boarding a dinghy already loaded with people after coming from an inland waterway. Also watching from the beach in Gravelines, near Calais, were ten French police wearing riot helmets and shields, who were filmed standing by and not intervening. When asked by Sky News why they did nothing, one officer said: 'It's for their safety. There are children there. We're not going to throw grenades at them. It's inhumane. But it's sad.' Another shrugged and told The Sun: 'It's difficult.' It is not the first time British media have captured French police standing by while small boats head for the UK, as the government continues to push for a change to French rules. Once a boat is afloat in the water, it is not within the powers of the gendarmerie to intercept it and bring it back to shore, even if it is safe to do so. In February Bruno Retailleau, the French interior minister, said that he wanted to give the gendarmerie new powers that would allow them to intercept boats within 300m of the coast. Retailleau also said that he hoped to restore the offence of an 'illegal stay' in France, which would allow police to arrest migrants and smugglers before they attempt a crossing. At present, migrants are only considered to have committed an offence when they launch the boat. The Home Office said earlier this month that it was still 'urging the French to make the necessary changes to their operational policy so their maritime forces can intervene in shallow waters as soon as possible'. The French have instead begun a review into 'new operational tactics', although it is unclear what the outcome will be. French police policy is only to intervene if there are enough officers present to safely control the situation.
National Post
10-06-2025
- National Post
15-year-old student stabbed a school employee to death during a bag check, French authorities say
A French middle school employee was stabbed to death by a 15-year-old student during a bag check Tuesday at their school east of Paris, the national gendarme service said. The student was detained. Article content A police officer helping with the bag checks was slightly injured during the arrest, the gendarme service said. The attack at the Francoise Dolto School in Nogent was being investigated. Article content Article content Article content 'While she was looking after our children in Nogent, an educational assistant lost her life, a victim of senseless violence,' French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X. 'The nation is in mourning and the government mobilized to bring crime down.' Article content Article content The Education Ministry introduced bag checks this year at some schools to reduce it. Over a two-month period this spring, 186 knives were seized during school bag checks and 32 people detained, the interior minister's office said Tuesday. Article content In April, a high school student stabbed four other students at his school in western France, killing one and wounding three others before being arrested, police said. Article content
CTV News
10-06-2025
- CTV News
French authorities say a 15-year-old student stabbed a school employee to death during a bag check
The French flag flies Monday, Dec. 23, 2024 at the Elysee Palace in Paris. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla) PARIS — A French middle school employee was stabbed to death by a 15-year-old student during a bag check Tuesday at their school east of Paris, the national gendarme service said. The student was detained. A police officer helping with the bag checks was slightly injured during the arrest, the gendarme service said. The attack at the Francoise Dolto School in Nogent was being investigated. 'While she was looking after our children in Nogent, an educational assistant lost her life, a victim of senseless violence,' French President Emmanuel Macron said in a post on X. 'The nation is in mourning and the government mobilized to bring crime down.' Such fatal attacks have been rare in France but concerns about school violence have been on the rise. The Education Ministry introduced bag checks this year at some schools to reduce it. Over a two-month period this spring, 186 knives were seized during school bag checks and 32 people detained, the interior minister's office said Tuesday. In April, a high school student stabbed four other students at his school in western France, killing one and wounding three others before being arrested, police said. The Associated Press
