The document told hospitals to prepare for large numbers of ‘wounded troops’, both French and allied, at ‘short notice’.

The streamer endured ’10 days and nights of humiliating torture’.

The helicopter dipped too low and plunged into the lake.

From a great value £125-a-night Caucasus behemoth to a nature-filled haven where sloths swing over breakfast, these – in my opinion – are the world’s best five-star hotels right now. 

France is making noise about banning adults-only hotels, but here, Mel Evans argues that child-free resorts are not only attractive — they’re essential.

‘Please do not share photographs of them together. Please do not attend Andrew’s service if you were a friend of our mother.’

Raphael Graven, also known as Jean Pormanove or JP, died following a live broadcast at his home in Contes, a village north of Nice, on Monday.

More famous faces joined them.

It gives the French capital a run for its money.

‘Not everyone wants to deal with our kids screaming and running around playing all the time.’

The bodies were discovered around 1pm on Wednesday (Picture: AFP)

Four bodies have been found floating in the River Seine, in the outskirts of Paris.

A commuter alerted French police after spotting – from the window of the RER C tra…

A ‘massive and unpredictable’ swarm of jellyfish entered the plant’s pumping stations.

‘Heatwaves don’t roar like storms – they creep in quietly, but can be just as deadly.’

A furious farmer who showered hundreds of campers with smelly fertiliser after they set up on his field in France has defended his actions.

Fifth-generation dairy farmer Pierre Richard says he was forced to spray liquid manure on the campers after police allegedly refused to take action to clear the illegal settlement.

Up to 250 caravans, thought to be from the traveller community heading to a religious festival, arrived on a field near the village of Le Syndicat in the Vosges region in northeastern France owned by Pierre and his family, reportedly without permission.

The farmer, 37, claimed that the people had refused to set up at an empty travellers site nearby and instead had ‘broken through the barriers and set up camp, hundreds of them.’

He told the Daily Mail: ‘They preferred to stay here on my land. It’s a beautiful place, in the mountains, next to a river, and with fresh green grass.

‘They arrived at about 8pm on a Sunday night. When I heard they were there I went down there, but it was too late.

‘They had broken through the barriers and set up camp, hundreds of them.

‘The following day I went to the police, but they said there was nothing they could do.’

Two days after the campers broke entry, Pierre decided to take matters into his own hands and spray the area ‘to make sure no more of them would come.’

It is not known whether the man tried to speak to any of the squatters before the clash on July 8.

Dramatic footage shows the moment Pierre and his team approach the campsite, with Pierre insisting they stayed ‘a minimum of 10 metres from the caravans.’

He said the campers ‘chased us and attacked us in our cabs,’ claiming that they broke one of his wing mirrors during the clash.

In France, communities with more than 5,000 residents must provide a traveller site, and there was a dedicated site in the area.

However, the squatters insisted that the nearby site was too small for their 250-caravan convoy, according to local reports.

Frustrated Pierre added: ‘They preferred to stay here on my land. It’s a beautiful place, in the mountains, next to a river, and with fresh green grass.’

He defended his actions, saying if they hadn’t sprayed the field, more caravans might have turned up, putting the grass he uses to feed cattle at risk.

‘Not only do they ruin the grass, they ruin the land and the river,’ he said.

‘Their cars and caravans flatten the earth and make it harder for the grass to grow.’

He said he now fears retaliation from the group.

Pascal Claude, the mayor of Syndicat, commented on the clash: ‘They had no right to set up camp there, but they forced the barrier at the entrance of the land. The farmers and I are totally against this.

‘Not only did they set up camp on a protected natural land, it is also a protected water source.’

A representative for the campers told a court when an eviction order was being discussed that the group had asked the council to provide a site for them, but their request was ignored.

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A young Iranian man has been arrested for allegedly smuggling asylum seekers to the UK in small boats.

Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) said they earlier detained the 22-year-old at an address in Acocks Green in Birmingham on suspicion of conspiring to facilitate illegal immigration.

Footage shows a topless man – wearing just jogging shorts – in handcuffs and being read his rights by NCA officers before being taken to custody.

NCA Regional head of investigations Jacque Beer said this follows a BBC investigation, adding: ‘This arrest is part of an ongoing investigation into organised immigration crime.

‘People smugglers operate for profit without concern for the safety of those they transport, which is why dismantling and disrupting the networks is a priority for the NCA.

‘Our investigation continues with the evidence we have gathered today.’

The NCA currently has 91 ongoing investigations into networks or people in the top tier of organised immigration crime or human trafficking as the government aims to ‘smash’ people-smuggling gangs.

The arrest comes as crossings across the English Channel passed 25,000 at the end of July – faster than any year since the records began in 2018.

The latest Home Office figures show an increase of 51% compared with the point last year (16,842) and 73% higher than that of 2023 (14,732).

Last year, the 25,000 mark was passed on September 22, and in 2023 it was October 2.

Sir Keir Starmer announced the highly-controversial ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France, which will see the UK sending asylum seekers back to France in exchange for asylum seekers with links to Britain.

The pilot came into force this week, with the first people – who crossed the dangerous waters between the two nations on flimsy inflatables, risking their lives – falling victim to it yesterday.

The group of people who arrived in Kent are now being held in immigration removal centres to await their removal.

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One person has died, and at least 13 others were injured, including 11 firefighters.

The ‘one in, one out’ deal has come into force.

A Moroccan national who lit his cigarette with the flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will be deported from Paris.

Footage circulating on social media shows the 47-year-old climbing over the chain barrier beneath the Arc de Triomphe and lighting a smoke.

The incident happened on Tuesday morning, sending shockwaves across France.

Bruno Retailleau, France’s interior minister, said on X: ‘This unworthy and deplorable act undermines the memory of those who died for France.’

Meanwhile, Patricia Miralles, the French minister for war veterans, said what happened is ‘not a mere misstep, but a desecration’.

She stressed: ‘France will never tolerate the tarnishing of the memory of those who died for her. Never.’

It was later revealed that the suspect – a homeless man from Morocco only identified as HamdiH. – will have his residence permit revoked, Le Figaro reported, citing a source close to the case.

He initially denied responsibility, before later admitting that he is the man in the video.

Police have accused him of ‘violating a burial site, tomb, cinerary urn, or monument erected in memory of the dead,’ an offense that theoretically carries a one-year prison sentence and a €15,000 fine.

Local media reported that the man is well known to the police and has 21 records in the criminal record processing file (TAJ), including car theft, vandalism, violence and public insults on grounds of race.

A woman, who claimed to be the author of the video, said the man did not ‘appear drunk or under the influence of drugs.’

She added: ‘On the contrary, he was clearly aware of what he was doing, and proud of having done it.’

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A woman has died in her home in Aude, southern France, as fires spread across 11,000 hectares burning 25 homes.

Cap d’Agde is about an hour’s drive from Montpellier.

Cap d’Agde is about an hour’s drive from Montpellier.

Cap d’Agde is about an hour’s drive from Montpellier.

Keir Starmer announced the deal with Emmanuel Macron last month.

That’s one way to get rid of people on your land.

Before you leave the beach, put those clothes on (Picture: Getty Images)

We all know there’s a stereotype of a Brit abroad that’s, erm, less than favourable.

Wandering around shirtless (and sunburnt) in sliders with socks, if …