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Anti-Racism Group Back French Man 'Attacked For Being White' On Metro

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 27.04.2013 | UK

Read More: UK Crime, UK News, Racial Crime, France Racism, Licra, International League Against Racism and Anti-Semitism, Racist, Anti-White Racism, Hate Crime, French, Racism, Anti-Racism, News, UK News

A leading anti-racism group in France has for the first time backed a defendant who claims to have been assaulted for being white on the Paris metro. ...

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Parisian Dream; My French Double Life

Rachel Montague-Ebbs | Posted 31.03.2013 | UK Style

Read More: France, Paris, Lifestyle, Cafe Culture, French, Coffee, Romance, Ernest Hemmingway, UK Style News

I often think I should have been born in a different era. In 1920's Paris or a little town in the French countryside. I would have been the young wom...

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Could British Intervention In Mali Be A Bad Idea?

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK

Read More: UK Troops, Kosovo, David Cameron, Combat, French, British-Troops-Mali-Combat-Role, British Intervention Mali, Mali, UK News, François Hollande, UK Armed Forces, National Security Advisor, West Africa, News, Malian Forces, British Troops Mali, UK News

Britain's announcement confirming the deployment of 330 military personnel to assist French military intervention in Mali has been met with a noticeab...

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Child Soldiers, Torture, A Humanitarian Crisis And An 'Invisible War'

HuffingtonPost.com | Felicity A Morse | Posted 29.01.2013 | UK

Read More: UK Troops, David Cameron, Combat, French, Mali Human Rights, Mali, Human Rights, UK News, Human Rights Watch, François Hollande, UK Armed Forces, National Security Advisor, West Africa, Save the Children, Malian Forces, News, UK News

As Britain prepares to send hundreds of troops to West Africa to support French forces fighting Islamists in Mali, charities and human rights groups h...

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Hundreds Of British Troops Could Support France In Mali

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 30.01.2013 | UK

Read More: Mali, UK Troops, UK News, UK Armed Forces, David Cameron, Combat, National Security Advisor, French, West Africa, Francois Hollande, News, Malian Forces, UK News

Britain is sending up to 330 military personnel to help train a West African intervention force in Mali, Downing Street has said. The move was anno...

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The Many Miserable Faces Of David Cameron

The Huffington Post UK | Christopher York | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK

Read More: Scottish Independence, French, Video, Prime Minister David Cameron, Abu Qatada, David Cameron, Rail Franchise, David Cameron Sad, UK News

David Cameron was "very sad" on Wednesday at the Church of England's decision not to accept women bishops. If there is one lesson that the PM is le...

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Australian Passengers Tell French Women 'Speak English Or Die'

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 22.11.2012 | UK

Read More: Video, UK News, Australia, Australian, France, Racism, French, Boxcutter, Melbourne, Racist Abuse, Mike Nayna, Racist Bus, UK News

This video shows the terrifying moment that white passengers on a Melbourne bus threatened to "f***ing boxcutter" four French women- just for singing ...

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REVIEW: Philippe Shangti 'From Saint Tropez to London'

Kate Lawson | Posted 20.01.2013 | Home

Read More: Avant Garde, Art, Taboo, Review, Sex, Photographer, Philippe Shangti, French, Drugs, Controversial, Sexualisation of Women, From Saint Tropez to London Exhibition, Erotic, London, Women, Home News

Shangti's work aims to be erotic, but in handing it ('it' meaning sex) to us all on a visual plate, it loses a lot of the evocative and daring side of presenting the sexualised female form on camera.

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Gove: 'French Lesbian Poetry Is Important'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 14.11.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: UK Students, French, University Subjects, Department of Education, French Lesbian Poetry, UK News, Michael Gove, France, UK Universities & Education News

The UK is suffering from a "bias against knowledge", Education Secretary Michael Gove has claimed. Certain subjects - like French lesbian poetry - ...

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SHOCKER: Michael Gove Apologises For Being A 'Clever-Dick'

PA | Posted 23.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: French, UK Students, UK News, UK Teachers, Michael Gove, UK Politics, UK Universities & Education News

It may be 30 years too late, but Michael Gove issued a heartfelt apology to his former French teacher today for misbehaving in class. In an open le...

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Injunction on Topless Kate Photos Is a French Farce

Stephen Clarke | Posted 18.11.2012 | Home

Read More: Paris, France, A Year in the Merde, French, Stephen Clarke, Kate Middleton Topless, The Merde Factor, Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, Parisian, UK Celebrity, UK Media, Home News

Here in Paris, the most common reaction to the topless photos that I've seen has been a typically French squint. They furrow their brow, raise one side of their mouth as if to show off a newly capped incisor, and exhale noisily. The English-speaking equivalent of the expression would be "duh". The subtext is, what did you expect? The second a famous woman takes off her bikini top anywhere in France, she is going to hear the click of a camera and the patter of tiny fingers emailing the photo to a magazine editor.

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Action Needed on Modern Languages

Neil Jeffery | Posted 18.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

Read More: French, Coalition, Education, Politics, Twigg, Gove, German, Languages, Spanish, UK Universities & Education News

Beneath all the traditional media publicity and right-wing outcry about public examinations results in England this last Thursday, there was one statistic that for me was very worrying indeed.

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Weekend Shopping: French-Inspired Lady Fashion from Garance Dore and Kate Spade New York

Sarah McGiven | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK Style

As readers of my FightForYrWrite blog will know, I'm a huge fan of the American fashion and lifestyle brand Kate Spade New York so, as they prepare for the next phase of their UK store expansion, despite the current sunny spell I wanted to bring you this look at some of my highlights from the new AW12 collection.

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New Civil Religion Versus the Old: Olympics and Ramadan

Preetam Kaushik | Posted 05.10.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: London, Ramadan, Islam, Muslim, French, Preetam Kaushik, Women, Moscow, London Olympics, Baron Pierre De Coubertin, UK Sports, Olympics, News, UK Sport News

Olympics, a mega scale sporting event that unites the spirit to compete and push the boundaries of human endeavour witnesses much coveted participation from all nations in the world.

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The Joys of Beating the French

Joe Lennard | Posted 24.09.2012 | UK Sport

Read More: London 2012, Paris, Tour De France, British Summer, Bradley Wiggins, French, UK Sport News

Watching Bradley Wiggins and his glorious sideburns rocketing down the Champs Elysees this weekend, was a sight to behold. His victory, so comprehensive, he may as well have stopped to take a ceremonious wee on the Arc du Triomphe.

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WATCH: The Return Of Henri The Existential Cat

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 29.06.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Video, Cats, Black Cat, France, French, UK Viral Videos, Henri the Existential Cat, Cat, Funny Animals, Henri Le Chat Noir, Existentialism, Existential, Henri the Cat, UK Comedy News

Henri the cat goes by many names: Henri Le Chat Noir, Henri The Existential Cat and 'That Cat That Thinks In French For Some Reason'. Whatever you cal...

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Before You Design A Shoe With A Red Sole...

Kate Lawson | Posted 19.08.2012 | UK Style

Read More: Ysl, Court Case, Fashion Designer, Trademark, French, Yo Yo Style, Shoes, Iconic Red Sole, Zara, Christian Louboutin, UK Style News

Back in 2008 Christian Louboutin sued Spanish fashion chain Zara over a pair of open-toe shoes which were of a similar design to Louboutin's Yo Yo style with its iconic red sole (which has been a signature of the brand for over 20 years).

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Me, My Skin and Melvita | A Review

Akeela Bhattay | Posted 08.08.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: Premium, Ecological, French, Toner, Beekeeping, Moisturiser, Rose, Sustainability, France, Review, Article, Skincare, Organic, Covent Garden, Behives, Melvita, UK Lifestyle News

In just a year I've converted from being unbothered and uneducated where Skincare is concerned to becoming a highly curious, knowledge seeking and experimental Skincare junkie.

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Why London and Paris are a Match Made in Heaven

BritChick Paris | Posted 18.05.2012 | Home

Read More: Franglais, France, French, Eurostar, London, Paris, British, UK Lifestyle, UK Travel, Home News

As for sex, no thanks please, we're British. Seriously though, it is behind closed doors and in my own personal experience a less sensual moment and more of a rumpy pumpy one. Probably a huge generalisation - I fear for all the comments - but all the best lovers have been Frenchies.

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'Romance' in the City of Love

Eleanor Stanford | Posted 31.03.2012 | UK Lifestyle

Read More: French, Relationships, Paris, Dating, UK Dating, Paris Tourists, Romantic Holidays, Romance in Paris, UK Lifestyle, UK Lifestyle News

Paris's reputation as the international capital of l'amour means you can barely turn a corner (in Paris or on Facebook) without being confronted by a couple kissing in view of the Eiffel Tower. However, among Parisians themselves, if traditional romance isn't dead, it is at least in a coma on life support.

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Back to the Future

Tiernan Douieb | Posted 17.03.2012 | UK Comedy

So in comparison, maybe still acknowledging our Queen isn't all bad. I just don't think she needs a new yacht. Gove said the money wouldn't come from taxpayers but from corporations willing to invest, but hey, Mikey, here's an idea, why not get them to invest in things that benefit the country?

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WATCH: Semi-Naked Shoppers Storm Lyon Shop

Huffington Post UK | Alastair Plumb | Posted 12.01.2012 | UK Comedy

Read More: Briefs, Semi-Naked, Video, Store, Naked, Boxers, France, Bra, Giveaway, Shop, UK Viral Videos, French, Pants, Desigual, UK Weird News, Freebies, UK Comedy News

What would you do for a bargain? Queue up in the cold, in the rain, in the snow? Queue up in the cold... in just your pants? These French shoppers wou...

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La Redoute Red-Faced After Naked Man Is Left In Child's Clothes Advert

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 05.01.2012 | UK

Read More: Homme Nu, Magazine, Fail, Twitter, La Redoute, UK News, France, French, UK Weird News, Clothes, Naked Bather, Meme, News, Internet Meme, UK News

French fashion chain La Redoute has been forced to cover up an embarrassing 'faux pas' after it forgot to airbrush a naked bather from a children's ph...

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Hairy Armpits, Smelly Cheese, And Bubbly: What Are The French Better At Than The English?

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 16.12.2011 | UK

Read More: Nationalism, UK News, France, England, English, French, Rivalry, News, British, Francois Baroin, UK News

In an, *ahem*, uncharacteristic moment of French machismo, France's finance minister, Francois Baroin has said that being French is better than being ...

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Mange Tout! Two In Three Brits Can't Speak A Single Foreign Word

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK

Read More: Tourism, Hotels, Holidays, UK News, Foreign Language, French, Spanish, British People Abroad, Europe, Cerveza, News, German, Tourist, UK News

It’s not just Del Boy who has trouble with speaking French it seems, as two in three Brits have admitted they can't speak a single world of a foreig...

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