Parisians are surprised that socially conservative, pro-business candidate Francois Fillon emerged with the highest score in the first round of primaries for the centre-right’s presidential ticket.
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Calais migrant camp numbers double to 6,000
(REUTERS) – They call this camp in Calais on France’s north coast “The Jungle.”
Only a few weeks ago, it housed about 3-thousand people, but French authorities say the population has now doubled, as more migrants come in and fewer are able to move on across the channel to the United Kingdom.
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England prepares to bury a king, ahead of Richard III royal burial
After a remarkable archaeological find and a dispute over his final resting place, the English city of Leicester prepares to rebury medieval King Richard III.