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Cavendish has been struggling for form after returning from a lay-off caused by the Epstein Barr Virus Britain's Mark Cavendish will race in the 2019 Tour de Yorkshire, which begins in Doncaster on Thursday, as he continues his return from illness. Last mon…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Emmanuel Macron made the live address at the Elysee Palace French President Emmanuel Macron has given a long-awaited response to the yellow vest movement. Despite insisting that order must return, he acknowledged …

Image copyrightEPA Since the fire that tore through Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris last week, donations have been pouring in from across the world to restore the structure to its former glory. Ordinary people and billionaires have pledged at least 750m (£65…

Renowned British architects have proposed rebuilding parts of Notre-Dame Cathedral that were destroyed by a fire this week with a glass roof and a spire made from crystal. The 856-year-old house of worship in the heart of the French capital, Paris, caught …

Welcome to the weekend. To say its been a busy news week may be a small understatement. We began with devastating news out of Paris as a fire ravaged the Notre-Dame cathedral and ended with the release of the redacted Mueller report. For those celebrating thi…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Cathedral beekeeper Nicolas Geant says the bees would have got "drunk" on smoke from the fire Notre-Dame's smallest residents have survived the devastating fire which destroyed most of the cathedral's roof and toppl…

Media captionThere were gasps from the crowd when Notre-Dames spire fell on Monday The grief caused by the near-destruction of Notre-Dame may seem puzzling for a country as resistant to religion as France. But the mass devotion the cathedral attracts is not…

For many yellow vest protesters, the stinging sadness that came with the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral has quickly given way to boiling anger. Some of the activists, whose violent protests against inequality have been shaking up France for months,…

Striking ceremonies have been taking place around the world as many Christians marked Good Friday. Jesus died on the cross on Good Friday, the Bible says, and was resurrected on Easter Sunday. Images show people taking part in processions and re-enactment…

The mother of God who is worshiped at the cathedral is Notre Dame. The cathedral named for her must have a hyphen. Part of the landmarks address is named after a pope: Place Jean-Paul II. St. Denis is the martyr; St.-Denis is a Paris suburb. But its Cathédra…