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Colin Randall

Colin Randall

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Colin Randall began his career on newspapers in northern England before joining the Press Association and then the Daily Telegraph, where he worked as reporter, chief reporter, executive news editor and Paris bureau chief. He was The National’s executive editor for its 2008 launch and has written regularly for this newspaper and others since returning to Europe in 2009. He has Anglo-French nationality and specialises in French politics.
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Armed police officers stand guard near Subirats, Spain, on Monday, August 21, 2017. Emilio Morenatti / AP
Barcelona terror suspect shot dead

Police in Catalonia say Younes Abouyaaqoub was wearing what appeared to be a suicide belt when he was killed in Subirats, about 60 kilometres away from Barcelona

EuropeAugust 21, 2017
Colin Randall
At least one person was killed in Marseille after a car crashed into people waiting at two different bus stops in the southern French port city. Boris Horvat / AFP
One dead after van driven into two bus stops in Marseilles

Driver arrested but authorities still trying to determine motive

EuropeAugust 21, 2017
Colin Randall
Fire rages through an area of woodland in Artigues, south-eastern France on July 27, 2017. Bertrand Langlois / AFP Photo
Arsonists suspected as fires rage across Europe

From the Iberian peninsula eastwards to Bulgaria, fierce summer heat and lack of rainfall have produced tinderbox conditions leading to outbreaks of so many blazes that firefighters have struggled to cope

EuropeJuly 27, 2017
Colin Randall
A fire fighting Canadair aircraft drops fire retardant over a fire near Bormes-les-Mimosas, southeastern France, on July 26, 2017. At least 10,000 people, including thousands of holidaymakers, were evacuated overnight after a new wildfire broke out in southern France, which was already battling massive blazes, authorities said on July 26. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP Photo
As fires rip through France, the hardest part is wondering if someone started it

In a wide panorama stretching north from the closest visible point to the coast to the slopes of the Maures, at least three separate fires were in clear view

EuropeJuly 27, 2017
Colin Randall
In London, top earners have to make nearly times the national average to qualify for the 1 per cent. Courtesy Eric Smerling
City of Light takes on City of London as Brexit looms

Paris on charm offensive to lure London financial companies

EconomyJuly 23, 2017
Colin Randall
Paris claimed the title of the world's most elegant city. Courtesy Charles Platiau / Reuters
Brexit and a tale of two cities

British withdrawal from EU offers chance for French capital to stake claims

BusinessJuly 23, 2017
Colin Randall
British foreign minister Boris Johnson has a formidable record of resorting to insulting jibes. Glyn Kirk / AFP
Social media and the declining standard of debate

Social media bears a heavy responsibility for degenerating standards of debate, argues Colin Randall

OpinionJuly 21, 2017
Colin Randall
The stele in memory of the victims of the Germanwings Airbus A320 crash in the small village of Le Vernet. Lionel Bonaventure / AFP Photo
There are many people whose last words have become legend

Colin Randall looks at the long list of famous last words in light of the Germanwings tragedy

OpinionJuly 21, 2017
Colin Randall
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - JUNE 23: Street art reading "The Future Is Europe" is seen on the side of building near to the European Council headquarters on June 23, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Britain to retain strong ties with Brussels regardless of Brexit

Come 2019 no longer a member of the EU but links with Europe will not be broken

BusinessJuly 17, 2017
Colin Randall
Business as usual for Belgian fruit company grappling wih Brexit

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BusinessJuly 17, 2017
Colin Randall
German chancellor Angela Merkel sits with members of law enforcement and emergency services while thanking them at the conclusion of the G20 economic summit on July 8, 2017 in Hamburg, Germany. Severe rioting by anti-G20 activists that included looting, arson and attacks on police overshadowed the two-day summit. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
German chancellor condemns 'blind fury' of G20 protesters

No justification for arson, looting and attacks on police, Angela Merkel says

EuropeJuly 08, 2017
Colin Randall
German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the final press conference on the second day of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 8, 2017. Patrik Stollarz / AFP
G20 accord on terrorism but Trump stands alone on climate

World leaders also make concession to US concerns about free trade in communique from Hamburg summit

EuropeJuly 08, 2017
Colin Randall
German riot police officers stand next to protesters during demonstrations against the G20 summit in Hamburg on July 8, 2017. Pawel Kopczynski / Reuters
2,000 police reinforcements arrive in Hamburg to secure G20 summit as violent protests continue

It came as the numbers of injured officers and arrested demonstrators rose above 200 in each case. Figures were not available for how many protesters and other civilians had been hurt

EuropeJuly 08, 2017
Colin Randall
Several rioters in Hamburg tried to get a better vantage point of the action during the summit last week. Christof Stache / AFP
A soft form of terrorism finds its way onto the streets of Hamburg

The ugly events of this weekend expose a fundamental flaw of democracy, writes Colin Randall

OpinionJuly 08, 2017
Colin Randall
Protesters burn garbage during a demonstration at the G20 summit in Hamburg
G20: Rioting and chaos cast shadow over first day of world summit

Security concerns on second day of protests see events plan changed for G20 spouses

EuropeJuly 07, 2017
Colin Randall
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