France marked the anniversary of Islamic extremists’ coordinated attacks on Paris with a sombre silence that was broken only by voices reciting the names of the 130 slain, and the son of the first person to die stressing the importance of integration.

Two Spaniards mistakenly declared dead in the Paris attacks have been rejoicing with their families and loved ones.

A pianist who captured the hearts of millions by performing John Lennon’s Imagine outside the Paris theatre where at least 89 people were killed has returned to the capital for another impromptu set.

Thirty years previously, the renowned conductor of the Bolshoi Orchestra, Andrei Filipov (Guskov) was denounced and demoted for hiring Jewish musicians and now a broken drunk he haunts the theatre where he once dominated as a cleaner.