France

Emmanuel Masmejean attempted to sell the X-ray of someone who was shot during the November 2015 Paris terror attacks.

<p>An arrest has been made in the unsolved murders of four people who were killed in the French Alps in 2012.  The victims of the murders include 50-year-old Surrey businessman Saad al-Hilli, his wife Iqbal, and 74-year-old mother-in-law Suhaila al-Allaf, who were shot dead as they tried to drive away from the village of Chevaline, <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/arrest-made-in-unsolved-2012-alps-murders/" title="Read more" >&#8230;</a></p>

<p>Have you ever been so bored at work, you felt you were entitled to compensation? One man did, and he walked away with €40,000. Everyone&#8217;s had those days, whether you&#8217;re sitting at a desk, standing at a till or hovering around a restaurant or shop. Sometimes, there&#8217;s just nothing to do, so you wait around <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/man-awarded-e40000-by-court-because-his-job-was-so-boring/" title="Read more" >&#8230;</a></p>

<p>A new coronavirus variant with 46 mutations has been identified by scientists in France.  Scientists have discovered a number of new variants following the initial COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, with members of the public experiencing different symptoms and levels of severity depending on the variant. After previously identifying the Delta and Omicron strains of <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/new-ihu-covid-variant-with-46-mutations-discovered-in-france/" title="Read more" >&#8230;</a></p>

<p>Television presenter and physicist Igor Bogdanoff has died just days after his identical twin brother, at the age of 72.  On Monday, January 3, Igor passed away six days after his brother Grichka, having been in hospital since the middle of December after he reportedly contracted coronavirus. Loved ones of the star, who first began <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/celebrity/iconic-french-tv-star-igor-bogdanoff-dies-aged-72-days-after-twin-brother/" title="Read more" >&#8230;</a></p>

<p>A lot of us probably consider ourselves masters of eating and drinking, but now you can get the letters after your name to prove it as a university in France is offering a degree on the subjects.  Dubbed BMV, short for &#8216;boire, manger, vivre&#8217;, the masters course is being offered at Sciences Po Lille, one <a href="https://www.unilad.co.uk/life/university-offers-masters-degree-in-drinking-eating-and-living/" title="Read more" >&#8230;</a></p>