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The posted workers directive in seven questions

Everything you have always wanted to know about the posted workers law without daring to ask...

24/08/2017

France

Overloaded driver stopped on French motorway

Vehicle was carrying 400kg of luggage strapped to the boot and roof.

23/08/2017

France

Third of France’s radicalised ‘have mental health problems’

French minister raises fears over the mentally-ill copying terrorist attacks.

23/08/2017

France

Tourists flock back to Paris a year after terror attacks

Visitors return in force to the City of Lights in 2017 but there is caution after the Barcelona terror attacks.

22/08/2017

France

One dead after van crashes into Marseille bus shelters

At least one person has been killed and another injured in the French port city of Marseille, after a car crashed into two bus shelters

21/08/2017

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Migrants take over empty ground in French capital

After clearing migrants from the approaches to Calais, the French now find thousands making their way to Paris.

15/08/2017

France

Young girl killed after car rams pizzeria near Paris

The driver, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly told police he wanted to kill himself and the incident is not being treated as an act of terror.

15/08/2017

France

Young girl killed after car rams pizzeria near Paris

The driver, who was arrested at the scene, reportedly told police he wanted to kill himself and the incident is not being treated as an act of terror.

15/08/2017

France

Macron honeymoon over after just 100 days

A poll indicates that only 36 percent of French people are satisfied with the actions of their new president.

14/08/2017

Living

Bastien Girard’s recipe for success

Bastien Girard won the 2017 world championship of pastry alongside the French team by making a chocolate masterpiece representing a life scale playing rock band.

14/08/2017

France

Wildfires force evacuations in northern Corsica

Emergency services struggle to bring several fires under control on the French Mediterranean island.

12/08/2017

Sport

Neymar poised to make Paris St Germain debut against Guingamp

11/08/2017

France

French PM confirms soldier attack suspect has been arrested

French PM confirms man arrested by police is the suspect wanted in connection with this morning's attack in Levallois-Perret.

09/08/2017

France

Car attack on Paris soldiers: What we know

The key points about the attack on soldiers

09/08/2017

France

Brigitte Macron ... or French First Lady?

The Elysee Palace in France has hit back in a controversy over plans by the president to create a formal role for his wife

08/08/2017

France

Neymar to miss opening game with PSG after record signing

After Neymar met delirious fans at PSG, it's been revealed that he will miss his first game with the football club

05/08/2017

France

Traffic hell in southern France

Busiest day of the year on the roads for the chassé croisé in France

05/08/2017

France

Brigitte Macron to be godmother to first France-born baby panda

The first lady will attend a ceremony at which the cub will be named by China

05/08/2017

France

Top Ten: there's only one Neymar

04/08/2017

Sport

"I wanted a bigger challenge," says Neymar after €222m move to PSG

The Brazilian star has spoken after a world record 222-million euro move from FC Barcelona

04/08/2017

France

No sweets in this vending machine, but oysters yes!

The person who invented vending machines probably never imagined this: fresh oysters on sale

04/08/2017

France

Migrants in Libya tell their stories

French journalist Samuel Gratacap went to one of the hottest spots for human trafficking. to learn what people there have been through

03/08/2017

France

Woman made to pay pool cleaning fees after swimming in burkini

The owner of a private residence asked a woman to pay 490 euros to disinfect the communal pool after she swam in a burkini.

03/08/2017

France

Provence lavender under threat from climate change

Lavender's in decline because of drought-like conditions and disease-carrying insects, causing a major headache for scientists and farmers

03/08/2017

France

'Little Pompeii' uncovered by archaeologists south of Lyon

Archaeologists in France have uncovered an archaeological site, south of Lyon, described as so exceptional they have dubbed it 'little Pompeii.'

02/08/2017

France

Paris set for 2024 Olympics as Los Angeles opts for 2028

The US city's formal bid for the 2028 Summer Games paves the way for the French capital to stage the event four years earlier.

31/07/2017