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Le Figaro

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HeadquartersParis
Owners Dassault Group
Circulation313,010
First issue dateJanuary 15, 1826
Format Berliner
Languages French
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About Le Figaro


Le Figaro is a French daily morning newspaper founded in 1826 and published in Paris. Le Figaro is the oldest national daily in France and is one of the three French newspapers of record, along with Le Monde and Libération.

Napoleon's Ridley Scott on critics and cinema 'bum ache'

Napoleon's Ridley Scott on critics and cinema 'bum ache'
Nov 18,2023 7:51 pm

... Le Figaro said the film could be renamed " Barbie and Ken under the Empire"...

French march against antisemitism shakes up far right and far left

French march against antisemitism shakes up far right and far left
Nov 11,2023 9:11 pm

... Speaking to Le Figaro newspaper, Mr Klarsfeld, now 88, said: " For me the DNA of the far right is antisemitism...

French minister Darmanin spars with footballer Karim Benzema in Gaza row

French minister Darmanin spars with footballer Karim Benzema in Gaza row
Oct 20,2023 1:41 pm

... Renowned lawyer Emmanuel Daoud told Le Figaro newspaper of his shock at Mr Darmanin s intervention...

Gerard Depardieu denies rape allegations in open letter

Gerard Depardieu denies rape allegations in open letter
Oct 2,2023 5:51 am

... In his lengthy letter published in Le Figaro s opinion pages, Depardieu wrote: " I can no longer allow what I hear, what I have read about myself for several months...

King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs

King Charles impresses Paris while the rest of France shrugs
Sep 21,2023 2:31 pm

... " When the loudspeakers hidden in the trees began God Save the King, it was as if the whole capital - what am I saying? the whole of France! - was singing the British national anthem, " gushed Wladimir d Ormesson in Le Figaro newspaper...

Rishi Sunak taking first family holiday in four years, No 10 says

Rishi Sunak taking first family holiday in four years, No 10 says
Jul 31,2023 10:51 am

... Meanwhile in France, ministers have been told by the prime minister s office not to travel too far for their summer holiday and to choose destinations " compatible with their responsibilities" according to Le Figaro newspaper...

French protests: No risk for King after Bordeaux violence, says mayor

French protests: No risk for King after Bordeaux violence, says mayor
Mar 24,2023 6:30 am

... Blockades of oil refineries and depots have begun to affect fuel supplies, and Le Figaro website said that by Thursday almost 15% of petrol stations had run out of either petrol or diesel...

Ukraine war: Zelensky asks France and Germany for fighter jets

Ukraine war: Zelensky asks France and Germany for fighter jets
Feb 8,2023 8:31 pm

... But the Ukrainian president told French newspaper Le Figaro he believed Mr Macron had changed...

Rishi Sunak taking first family holiday in four years, No 10 says

Oct 24,2022 9:21 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will take his first proper family holiday for Four Years This Week , Downing Street has said.

The PM's spokeswoman would not reveal the destination for security reasons, but said he would be spending just over a week abroad from Thursday.

Mr Sunak will receive regular updates from London, with his deputy Oliver Dowden " at the helm" while he is away.

He would be flying, rather than taking The Train , Downing Street confirmed.

The Prime Minister 's spokeswoman pointed out his previous attempt at a foreign break, to a Spanish island in September, lasted just 15 hours before he returned to Westminster following news of the death of Queen Elizabeth Ii .

Mr Sunak was appointed chancellor in February 2020, shortly before The Announcement of The First Covid lockdown, when foreign travel was restricted.

During his two years in The Job , he was kept busy overseeing The Delivery of The Furlough scheme and dealing with the economic impact of the pandemic.

When he resigned from Boris Johnson 's cabinet In July , rather than taking a holiday, just a few days later he entered The Race to be The Next Conservative leader and spent the summer battling Liz Truss in party hustings across the country.

No 10 said he would be taking Time Off with His Family for the First Time since 2019, when he became chief secretary to the Treasury, The Role he held before being made chancellor.

Asked whether the Prime Minister believed in having a work-life balance, his spokeswoman insisted that he believed This Was " very important, particularly spending time with family".

" Not that he's necessarily a good example of practicing what you preach, " she added.

Mr Sunak has two daughters with his wife Akshata Murty.

The Prime Minister has faced criticism over The Number of domestic flights he has taken to travel for government visits across the UK.

Earlier, he defended flying to Scotland as " an efficient use of time for the person running the country".

" If your approach to Climate Change is to say that No One should go On Holiday , No One should Go On a plane, I think you are completely and utterly wrong, " he told BBC's Good Morning Scotland.

Meanwhile in France, ministers have been told by the Prime Minister 's office not to travel too Far For their Summer Holiday and to choose destinations " compatible with their responsibilities" according to Le Figaro newspaper.

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