www.theguardian.com ‘This team is a message of hope’: behind the scenes with the Refugee Olympic Team How 37 remarkable athletes have overcome harrowing tales of hardship and tragedy to make it to the Paris Games 
www.theguardian.com Macron sought clarity – and has brought his centrist project tumbling down In an increasingly divided country, Marine Le Pen’s far-right, anti-immigration party has cemented its steady rise 
www.theguardian.com Aya Nakamura, the pop superstar at the centre of a Paris Olympic racism storm Outrage from the far right over rumours of a performance at the opening ceremony has exposed deep divisions in France 
www.theguardian.com ‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests France taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector 
www.theguardian.com Graphic novelist Posy Simmonds wins prestigious French comics award Award marks first time a British artist and author has won Grand Prix at International Comics festival in Angoulême 