Bernard Cazeneuve

Officials say assault on four soldiers at Louvre museum was of ‘terrorist character’

Presidential candidates thrash out alliances while Fillon struggles with wife’s job scandals

Prime minister says it is ‘absolutely necessary’ to extend emergency until July 2017

Short-term stand-in Bernard Cazeneuve managed aftermath of 2015-16 terror attacks

French interior minister will replace Manuel Valls who is stepping down to run for president

President’s decision not to seek re-election widely welcomed on both left and right

Calm prevails throughout camp as first buses depart for reception centres across the country

Minister calls women held after car found packed with gas, diesel near Notre Dame ‘fanatics’

Mayor Anne Hidalgo says Paris refugee camp is the first in a dense urban zone in Europe

Up to 10,000 now living on wasteland site in tents and without adequate water or toilets

Interior minister urges quick closure as Calais struggles to cope with new wave of arrivals

Woman photographed removing top on beach while surrounded by armed police

Police investigation under way to determine the cause of the brawl at Sisco

Birthday cake with candles and sparklers fell on floor and started fire in north-western French city of Rouen

Fr Jacques Hamel eulogised in Rouen, but what does future hold for France’s Muslims?

Criticism intensifies over security after attack by jihadist wearing electronic tag