As Paris prepares for the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games, arsonists have targeted France's high-speed rail network causing travel chaos.

Lady Gaga sang in French and played the piano as she performed at the Olympics opening ceremony on the banks of the River Seine.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has promised to "fix" the "mess" the Conservative government left in the economy, amid reports of a £20bn "black hole" in the public finances.

The shock caused by the arson attacks on France's railways came quickly and intensely.

Celebrities and world leaders watched on as the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games got under way.

A woman has lost a Court of Appeal challenge over her name being removed from her child's birth certificate after it was revealed her ex-wife had sex with a sperm donor behind her back.

The shock caused by the arson attacks on France's railways came quickly and intensely.

A prison worker has admitted to having an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. 

The government is considering repealing a controversial law that could have seen universities and student unions fined for failing to uphold freedom of speech on campus.

A hockey player chose to have part of his finger amputated so he could compete at the Paris Olympics.