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Protesters gather outside Athens Academy ahead of a march to Syntagma Square, after a train disaster that killed 57 people and sparked anger across the country. A police spokesperson in Athens said around 23,000 people are on the streets of central Athens, as the dilapidated rail network and technical failures are blamed for the head-on collision between two trains. IMAGES
An animation of the full route of the 2023 Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia.
Victims' families and lawyers wait at the Marseille court for the start of the trial of the driver of the school bus that collided with a train in 2017 in Millas (Pyrénées-Orientales), killing six schoolchildren. IMAGES
The International Olympic Committee has "full confidence in the French security authorities" ahead of the Paris Olympics, president Thomas Bach says following the IOC's Executive Board meeting. The statement from Bach plays down any security fears in the wake of crowd control issues at the Stade de France in May's Champions League football final. It also comes a day after violence broke out in the Europa Conference League game between Nice and Cologne. SOUNDBITE
A century on from its racing debut, Aston Martin’s original Grand Prix car is set to roar back to the French Grand Prix, for a thrilling celebratory lap.This weekend’s race sees Aston Martin mark the centenary of its maiden challenge at the 1922 French Grand Prix, with no current Formula One manufacturer enjoying such an early history of top-flight competition.Ahead of Sunday’s Grand Prix, four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel will get the chance to pilot TT1 – affectionately nicknamed ‘Green Pea’ – around Circuit Paul Ricard, 100 years on from the storied car taking to the road circuit of Strasbourg for a 60-lap, 800 km race as one of two Aston Martin entries.
An animation of the full route of the 2022 Dakar Rally.