Paris Olympics organisers apologise to Christians for Last Supper parody
Apology follows anger among Catholics and other groups at opening ceremony segment that resembled biblical scene The organising committee of Paris 2024 has apologised to...
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Why Édith Piaf’s plaintive song was the perfect fit for Céline Dion at Paris Games
The melody for the first live performance since 2020 by the singer, who has suffered with ill-health, was suitably tragic It was a very public...
London Eurostar passengers asked to postpone trips after France arson attack
Most services leaving St Pancras on time but diversions are in place and several trains have been cancelled Eurostar passengers travelling from London to Paris...
Friday briefing: How a doping scandal could overshadow the Olympics
In today’s newsletter: As Paris gears up for the Games, the excitement is palpable, but concern about performance-enhancing drugs threatens the reputation of one of...
Macron woos top foreign business chiefs after political chaos
French president seeks to reassure guests, including Elon Musk, as data show industry morale slumped in July Barely six weeks after he dissolved parliament and...
Snoop Dogg to carry Olympic torch on final stages through Paris
US rapper will conclude torch’s relay through Saint-Denis and Olympic Village to mark start of 33rd Games Snoop Dogg will carry the Olympic torch through...
‘It’s a very strange feeling’: can the man who won Olympic gold bring glory to the Paris Games?
2024 Games organiser Tony Estanguet tells how chats with British sporting legend Sebastian Coe have kept him on an even keel It has to feel...
Former Rolls-Royce designer’s alleged killer arrested in France
Police say Serbian man detained near Paris after 74-year-old Ian Cameron was stabbed to death at home in Germany The alleged killer of a British...
Paris mayor swims in the Seine to show it’s clean enough for Olympic swimming events – video
The Paris mayor, Anne Hidalgo, swam in the long-polluted Seine, fulfilling a promise to show the river was clean enough to host open swimming competitions...
Moulin Rouge in Paris celebrates installation of new windmill sails
Cabaret club’s sails collapsed in April and new ones are up in time for Olympic torch to pass by on 15 July Paris’s Moulin Rouge...
