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With the wedding over, now 'the party can really begin!'
30/04/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

With the wedding over, now 'the party can really begin!'

After being glued to big screen TVs in the pubs and bars across the capital for the royal wedding, revellers in London's gay district have spilled out onto the streets and now "the party can really begin".
Republicans throw 'Not the royal wedding' party
30/04/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

Republicans throw 'Not the royal wedding' party

Think the UK is all royal wedding mad? Think again. The Republic movement, which campaigns for an end to the monarchy, has established an anti-royal wedding zone in the heart of central London.
What do Londoners make of the royal wedding?
16/11/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

What do Londoners make of the royal wedding?

The streets of London are packed with tourists and visitors from around the UK all looking to take part in the "Wedding of the Century". But how do Londoners feel about their capital being turned into royal wedding central?
London welcomes masses with royal wedding campsite
28/04/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

London welcomes masses with royal wedding campsite

Tourists have descended on London in droves for the Royal Wedding, all looking to take part in the celebrations. And for those looking for cheap accommodation? A campsite in the heart of the city, of course.
Final touches underway as wedding countdown begins
29/04/2011 - ROYAL WEDDING

Final touches underway as wedding countdown begins

As Prince William’s marriage to Kate Middleton draws closer, hundreds of members of the British armed forces took part in a pre-dawn walk-through on Wednesday along the royal wedding route.
Is today Back to the Future day? No…
06/07/2010 - MEDIA

Is today Back to the Future day? No…

The net was abuzz Monday with the news that Tuesday July 6, 2010 was the date to which Doc Brown, in hit film "Back to the Future", set the date to in his Delorean time machine back in 1985. Sadly, the story was false.
Euro crisis: 'We are in the eye of the storm right now'
19/05/2010 - MARKETS

Euro crisis: 'We are in the eye of the storm right now'

Another day, another euro crisis. It seems that the common currency's roller coaster ride is not over yet. But is their light at the end of the tunnel, or more to come? FRANCE 24 took the pulse of leading financial analysts to find out their view.
Le Pen daughter bids to keep far-right helm in the family
10/01/2011 - FRANCE

Le Pen daughter bids to keep far-right helm in the family

As France's far right adjusts to the news that its leader Jean-Marie Le Pen (pictured, right) is to retire, his daughter Marine (left) has presented the party with the very real possibility of a Le Pen dynasty by throwing her hat into the ring.
Rwandan leader's widow bailed in genocide case
05/03/2010 - FRANCE

Rwandan leader's widow bailed in genocide case

Agathe Habyarimana, widow of assassinated Rwandan president Juvenal Habyarimana, was arrested in Paris early Tuesday and subsequently released on bail. Habyarimana is accused by Rwandan authorities of helping to plan the country’s 1994 genocide.
A year of crisis, bailouts and financial scandals
26/12/2009 - BUSINESS

A year of crisis, bailouts and financial scandals

To get a better view of what lies ahead, FRANCE 24 takes a look back at the year that saw financial news move from the business pages to the front page. One positive effect: we are all now experts on recessions and stimulus packages.
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