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Le Grand Diversion! Paris is burning and Macron’s popularity is plunging

While France was reeling from images of violence in Paris, the French leader announced he would use the newly signed EU Brexit deal to try to ‘leverage’ concessions from the UK on fishing rights.




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DOMINIC LAWSON: Why it's hard not to gloat at travails of Macron

DOMINIC LAWSON: We mustn't gloat about the public uprising in Paris. Some of it has involved setting fire to buildings. And there are some pretty unpleasant types among the demonstrators.




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France braces for 'ULTRA-VIOLENT' protests, with 89,000 cops on the streets and shops boarded up

A dozen Berliet VXB-170s will be deployed against thousands of demonstrators who have pledged to bring chaos to the capital, French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe confirmed.




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Man 'who supplied guns used in 2015 Paris attack' arrested in Belgium

The man, named only as Mohammed E, was arrested in Brussels shortly before Christmas and charged with supplying the Kalashnikov rifles used to murder 130 people in Paris.




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Celine Dion commands attention in a dramatic tulle jacket

Celine Dion continued to up the ante as she arrived in another showstopping ensemble as she stepped out of the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris on Sunday.




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Paris fire: Woman arrested after 'arson attack' kills ten including baby

The woman, a resident of the building in her 40s, was arrested on the street below the block in Paris' wealthy 16th arrondissement, trying to set fire to a car and a wheely bin.




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Emma Watson shakes hands with Macron at Gender Equality meeting

Emma Watson attended the first meeting for the G7 (Group of Seven) Advisory Council For Gender Equality with French President Emmanuel Macron in Elysee Palace, Paris on Tuesday.




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Eurostar chaos enters a THIRD day as customers face two hour delays and cancellations

There were also lengthy queues in Kent as lorries waited to check-in for the Eurotunnel amid industrial action in France, where border guards have been carrying out thorough paperwork checks.




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May to fly to Paris for No Deal Brexit talks with Macron

Mrs May is risking civil war with her own party by pursuing a softer Brexit with Boris Johnson calling it a 'surrender' and warning his party leader: 'It cannot, must not and will not happen'.




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Public figures and celebrities around the world react with shock and horror as Notre Dame burns  

The world stood helpless as Notre Dame burned on Monday and hundreds of French fire fighters worked to put out the blaze. While they fought the fire, a host of stars and politicians took to social media.




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Our Lady of Paris: The 850-year-old cathedral that survived being sacked

Notre Dame de Paris is a masterpiece of French Gothic design, and the seat of the Archbishop of Paris. It has survived Revolutionary atheism in the 1790s and Nazi gunfire during the Occupation.




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The Hunchback weeps for Notre Dame

Social media users posted pictures of a tearful Quasimodo from Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame as they watched 850 years of history go up in flames.




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Notre Dame fire incorrectly tagged with 9/11 attack details on YouTube

YouTube accidentally tagged clips of the fire engulfing Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris with details about the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. The error came from a fact-checking feature.




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Tourist tries to track down man pictured with girl outside Notre Dame cathedral just before fire

Brooke Windsor, from Michigan, photographed the unknown man swinging the child with Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in the background. She now wants to find the mystery man.




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Trump offers U.S. support to France to help restore 'irreplaceable' Notre Dame after fire

The White House said 'we remember with grateful hearts the tolling of Notre Dame’s bells' in 2001 in 'recognition of the tragic September 11th attacks on American soil. Those bells will sound again.'




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How newspapers across the globe reacted to Notre Dame inferno

The blaze that devastated 850 years of history sparked a wave of solidarity with France across the globe as the international press reflected the tragedy with dramatic coverage.




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May says church bells across England will ring out in solidarity with France after Notre Dame fire

The bells of Westminster Abbey rang out on Tuesday in solidarity with France after the devastating fire that gutted Notre Dame Cathedral, Theresa May said.




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Notre Dame repair fund reaches a BILLION euros just two days after the fire

Two days after the inferno at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a billion euros has been donated to repair the church after French President Emmanuel Macron said renovating it was the French 'destiny.'




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Fundraising for three burned-down black churches in Louisiana skyrockets past 1.45MILLION

The 'Seventh District Baptist Church Fires St Landry' page grew in virality by Wednesday following a surplus of shares of the GoFundMe by several notable figures, including the site itself.




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Deaf 'Islamic convert' is named as Paris Police HQ attacker

Michael Harpon, 45, a recent convert to Islam, caused the bloodbath in the French capital's historic Police Prefecture, next door to Notre Dame Cathedral on Thursday.




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Lily Allen combines tracksuit with £7.5k Chanel bag in Paris

The Smile songstress, 34, cut a casual figure while bundled up in a tracksuit as she puffed a cigarette outside Gare du Nord station while also toting a £7400 Chanel bag




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Second night of riots as Paris locals react with fury over 'racist' police attacks during lockdown

Anger erupted in the French capital last night and during the early hours of Monday morning over alleged 'racist' police attacks. In response, police used tear gas and baton charges.




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Olympics 2012: Laura Trott almost died as a baby but has defied the odds to achieve gold, twice!

Just over a year ago, Laura Trott was a promising youngster who thought she would get her chance at an Olympics in 2016. Today the twenty-year-old is the proud owner of TWO Olympic gold medals.




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Laura Trott, her new golden boy Jason Kenny and the cyclist she left in her tyre tracks

After finding herself in the spotlight kissing fellow cyclist Jason Kenny, Laura Trott has publicly confirmed the beginnings of a new relationship.




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Change of track for double Olympic gold champion Laura Trott as she takes a turn as radio DJ

The 20-year-old double Olympic gold medalist (pictured) had a bike hooked up to a turntable on her appearance at Radio 1 yesterday. She cycled 33rpm to play Lady Gaga's hit Poker Face.




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Laura Trott, Nicola Adams and Jade Jones are the new faces of the 'make mine Milk' campaign

From today, the three sport stars can be seen on buses across Great Britain sporting the iconic milk tash, in what will be the final advertising burst for the campaign.




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Track Cycling World Championship gold for Laura Trott, Dani King and Elinor Barker

Laura Trott, Dani King and Elinor Barker won Great Britain's first gold of the 2013 Track Cycling World Championships with victory in the women's team pursuit in Minsk.




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Track Cycling World Championships: Laura Trott looking to repeat Olympic omnium win over Sarah Hammer

Laura Trott will be looking to repeat her London Olympics triumph over Sarah Hammer as she bids to complete a Track Cycling World Championship double in Minsk on Sunday afternoon.




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Cycling authorities hit back at Laura Trott and Jason Kenny's Commonwealth claims

Two of cycling’s governing bodies pledged their support for Glasgow 2014 and distanced themselves from claims by the sport’s ‘golden couple’ Jason Kenny and Laura Trott that the Commonwealth Games are a ‘devalued’ competition.




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Laura Trott wins cycling gold for England in the 25km points race in Glasgow

NICK HARRIS: The Scots think of Irn-Bru as their national soft drink and for a long time it has been marketed under the slogan: ‘Made in Scotland from girders.’ Well, England’s Laura Trott was made in Essex from tungsten.




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Olympic champ Laura Trott shakes off the nerves as she strikes first blow in omnium at Track Cycling World Cup   

London 2012 double Olympic champion Laura Trott set aside her anxiety to win the first of six disciplines in the women's omnium on day two of the Track Cycling World Cup in London.




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Laura Trott strengthens grip on omnium gold at Track Cycling World Cup in London

Olympic champion Laura Trott extended her lead in the women's omnium to remain on course for Great Britain's fourth gold of the Track World Cup in London.




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Laura Trott claims her second goal of Track World Cup with victory in women's omnium

Olympic champion Laura Trott won Great Britain's fourth gold of the Track World Cup in London - and her second of the three-day event - with victory in the women's omnium on Sunday.




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Laura Trott 'gutted' with omnium silver at cycling's Track World Championships as Great Britain finish titles without a gold

Laura Trott and Great Britain experienced the unfamiliar feeling of returning from a Track World Championships without a gold medal following the final day of the titles.




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Laura Trott completes golden double at the European Track Cycling Championships  

Laura Trott won her second gold medal of the European Track Cycling Championships by following up her team pursuit medal with a win in the scratch race.




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Laura Trott takes omnium gold to become most successful rider in European Track Clycing Championships history 

Laura Trott secured victory in the omnium to take her third gold medal of the European Track Cycling Championships. Trott had already won gold in the women's team pursuit and the scratch race.




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Great Britain's Laura Trott takes dominant omnium victory at Track Cycling World Cup

Laura Trott claimed a dominant victory in the omnium at the opening round of the Track Cycling World Cup in Cali. The double Olympic champion led by 10 points going into Sunday's final events.




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Laura Trott wins omnium gold at UCI Track Cycling World Cup but Mark Cavendish misses out on medal in men's event

Laura Trott took an 18-point lead into the final points race on Sunday which allowed her to beat USA's Sarah Hammer into second place.




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Laura Trott well-poised to defend omnium title after racing to lead at event's halfway point

MATT LAWTON IN RIO: Trott moved a step closer to reducing the gap between herself and her fiance in the gold-medal count, leading the women's omnium after day one.




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Four-time Olympic champion Laura Kenny to return to racing in London after three-month track absence

Laura Kenny (formerly Trott) will race in the Revolution Cycling Champions League at the Lee Valley VeloPark in London, formerly the Olympic Velodrome, on December 2 and 3.




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Laura and Jason Kenny are honoured at Buckingham Palace

The nation's favourite cycling couple received CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) accolades in London for the string of gold medals they won for Team GB at Rio 2016.




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Laura Trott won a 50-lap race while secretly pregnant

Pregnant Olympic champion Laura Kenny, 25, revealed she rode 50 laps to win the 2016 British Cycling National Womens' Madison Championships as she appeared on GMB.




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Madonna tributes Paris massacre victims singing with son David at Place de la Republique

Along with her son David, the 57-year-old singer paid a moving tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks in the city on Wednesday evening.




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The days of driving across Europe and planning of ISIS terror attacks on Paris 

The trips taken by Salah Abdeslam have been carefully pieced together - revealing how the killer and his accomplices took advantage of Europe's open borders as they plotted the massacre.




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Milojko Brzakovic says gun linked to Paris attacks came through US in 2013

Milojko Brzakovic of the Zastava arms factory said the M92 semi-automatic pistol's serial number matched one his company delivered to an American online arms dealer in May 2013.




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Paris hero dog Diesel’s police handler reveals heartache after terror siege shooting 

EXCLUSIVE: The elite French police officer spoke of his despair after the death of seven-year-old hero dog Diesel in Paris last month, a victim of a dramatic shoot-out with holed up ISIS terrorists.




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Paris massacre gunman Salah Abdeslam 'has escaped to Morocco in Africa'

The ISIS fugitive is thought to have escaped to Morocco with his accomplice Mohamed Abrini after the attacks that killed 130 people in the French capital.




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Paris Hilton visits the Bataclan Theatre to pay tribute in France

Paris Hilton was seen wiping away a tear as she visited the Bataclan theatre in the French capital to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the terror attack almost a month ago.




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Police hunt Paris massacre suspects near Geneva's UN building

A security guard at the United Nations in Geneva told said Swiss authorities were searching for 'four guys' believed to be in the area.




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Paris Hilton rebuked for 'tacky' snap at Bataclan Theatre says SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has learned the hard way that even the best intentions can be woefully misconstrued. She made a sombre visit to France's capital this week to pay her respects.