Issued on: 21/02/2026 - 18:09
A march to honour Quentin Deranque was held in Lyon on Saturday. The French far-right student activist was beaten to death on February 12, following a fight between two groups from opposite political extremes. His killing has shocked the country and put the country on edge. President Emmanuel Macron has denounced political violence, saying it has no place in France. We speak to Andrew Smith, a lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, about the rise of political violence in France.
Read moreHow the death of far-right activist Quentin Deranque became France’s ‘Charlie Kirk moment’
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The country's national weather service said Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 days of consecutive rain. Several departments in western France remain under red alert for high levels of flooding.
Plus, a parliamentary report is suggesting police be let into the Louvre for free on their days off if they carry their weapon, in order to provide backup in case of a break-in.
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