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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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Posters showing hard-right political talk-show star Eric Zemmour in Biarritz, south-western France. Photo: AP
France's obsession with the fiery polemicist reshaping presidential election

Zemmour has frequently been accused of inciting hatred against Muslims and Africans

EuropeNovember 03, 2021
Colin Randall
Actresses Ilonna Grimaudo (Mariam) and Lorenza Grimaudo (Hasna) star in the film 'You Resemble Me'. Photo: Christelle Randall PR
Inside the dysfunctional life of woman who joined Paris attackers

Film examines life of Hasna Ait Boulahcen, wrongly labelled Europe's first female suicide bomber following Bataclan attack in 2015

EuropeSeptember 08, 2021
Colin Randall
France's President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech prior to his departure on the final day of his visit in Papeete, French Polynesia on July 27. AFP
Good reasons why Macron is feeling the heat

With protesters on the streets, a debate on freedom and an election in April, the French President is being judged

CommentAugust 04, 2021
Colin Randall
People wait to enter the Louvre museum in Paris. Museums, cinemas, theatres, tourist sites and other establishments attracting more than 50 visitors at any one time must demand proof of double vaccination or a recent negative Covid test as a condition of entry. Reuters
Proof of vaccination opens doors to French culture

Tourist attractions require proof of double vaccination or a recent negative Covid test

UKJuly 21, 2021
Colin Randall
Children wave French and British flags in Albert, northern France, in 2018. AP Photo
'Fifty per cent British, 50 per cent French, 100 per cent European'

Colin Randall, recently a dual national, explains why it's unfair to judge people based on their allegiances

CommentJune 27, 2021
Colin Randall
L'Arc de Triomphe, Wrapped (Project for Paris) Place de l'Etoile – Charles de Gaulle. Drawing 2019 in two parts. Pencil, charcoal, pastel, wax crayon, enamel paint, map, and fabric sample. Estate of Christo V. Javacheff
L'Arc de Triomphe in Paris to be wrapped in fabric to honour late artist Christo's dream

French authorities refused to approve project but 60 years after inception, the landmark is set to be wrapped this autumn

ArtJune 15, 2021
Colin Randall
President Emmanuel Macron is neck and neck with far-right leader Marine Le Pen in polls on first-round voting intentions for the May 2022 presidential election. AFP
Retired French generals warn Macron about 'division and anarchy'

French leader furious at 'mutinous' open letter condemning his handling of Islamist extremism

EuropeApril 27, 2021
Colin Randall
Prince Philip and Prince Charles had a strained relationship as the duke attempted to 'make a man' of his son and future king. Getty.
Royal biographer: Prince Philip's lifelong worry on 'damage' Charles could inflict was easing

Father and son relationship was often strained as Philip sought to 'make a man' of future British monarch

EuropeApril 12, 2021
Colin Randall
The stained glass windows of the Noor-e-Islam mosque bear the colours of the French flag. Alamy
Reunion island serves as model for Islam in France

Country's oldest mosque, 9,300km from Paris, could be template for Macron's Muslim ideal, with prayers said in Arabic and French

WorldMarch 11, 2021
Colin Randall
Former French culture minister and current president of the Arab World Institute (IMA) Jack Lang has hailed recent space missions to Mars. AFP.
UAE's space mission to Mars hailed by French politician Jack Lang

Head of Arab World Institute says Hope project has spurred 'scientific awakening'

EuropeFebruary 20, 2021
Colin Randall
The placard reads "enough of islamophobia" as protesters demonstrate against Emmanuel Macron's 'anti-separatism' bill. AFP
Macron’s anti-separatism bill could hand support to far right

Legislators vote on proposed law that has alienated many Muslims in France

EuropeFebruary 16, 2021
Colin Randall
French President Emmanuel Macron is under renewed pressure to combat Islamist radicalisation following several terrorist attacks in France this year. AFP
Macron under pressure to take tough action against political Islamism

French President under pressure to press ahead with public sector reforms

WorldDecember 04, 2020
Colin Randall
TOPSHOT - People lights candle outside the Notre-Dame de l'Assomption Basilica in Nice on October 29, 2020 in tribute to the three victims of a knife attacker, cutting the throat of at least one woman, inside the church of the French Riviera city. / AFP / Valery HACHE
Nice mourns after attack by 'warped terrorist'

Outpouring of grief amid calls for unity to defeat terrorism

EuropeOctober 30, 2020
Colin Randall
Jack Lang urged Muslim leaders to accept Mr Macron as a statesman committed to protecting their faith. EPA
Jack Lang: end the boycotts to build trust with France

Prominent pro-Islam French politician says ‘Islam has a great place in our country’

EuropeOctober 27, 2020
Colin Randall
Relatives and colleagues hold a picture of Samuel Paty during a march in solidarity after the teacher was beheaded for showing pupils cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed. AFP
Paris classmates paid by killer to identify French teacher beheaded in terror attack

Investigators believe Abdoullakh Anzorov received hundreds of euros before the crime

EuropeOctober 27, 2020
Colin Randall
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