French sports minister takes symbolic dive into river Seine in Paris
French sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra took a symbolic dip in the Seine on Saturday in a bid to ease concerns about water quality before the start of the Paris Olympics.
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Germany's proposed tax rebate for skilled foreign workers 'socially explosive'
The German government has unveiled its long awaited preliminary budget plans, after months of political controversy which threatened to bring down German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition.
Olympic Games organisers hope for peaceful reaction to French election
PARIS: The key risk to the Paris Games from the political uncertainty gripping France is public disturbances that could impact the already stretched security services, a former International Olympic Committee executive told AFP on Monday (Jul 1).
Mosque apologises to Rabbi Tory general election candidate over 'anti-Semitic' comments
A mosque says it has apologised to a Tory general election candidate 'for how he was treated' after video footage emerged of a man shouting at him outside.
'They don’t understand parents like myself' - The voters who do not expect anything to change
Polling day is now very close. The six-week election campaign was triggered by Rishi's announcement in the May rain. It looks set to finish in unseasonal 17-degree July cloud.
Sir Keir Starmer hints at plans for Manchester ahead of talks with Andy Burnham next week
New Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer gave an apparent nod to further devolution of Government powers out of London as he revealed he'll be meeting with Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, next week.
Scottish Premiership supremo predicts English football implosion as he warns financial bomb is set to go off
Brian Caldwell insists the imminent explosion of English football’s financial bomb triggered his return to the relative safety of Scotland with Motherwell.
Spain's Foreign Minister to appeal against court order to rehang portrait of Franco ally
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Manuel Albares is to appeal against a judge’s order to rehang a portrait of Franco era politician General Francisco Gómez-Jordana y Sousa in his ministry.