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France

Containers replace tents for 1,500 migrants in Calais 'Jungle' camp

Authorities have moved 140 people living in the so-called Jungle refugee camp in northern France into newly-constructed accommodation. Made of

11/01/2016

Economy

Air France-KLM report mixed fortunes for terror-stained 2015

Air France – KLM say the Paris attacks cost the airline around 70 million euros in lost revenue in December, but that business appears to be picking

11/01/2016

France

Clarissa Jean-Philippe remembered a year after terror attacks in France

A year and a day after she was shot dead by Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly, policewoman Clarissa Jean-Philippe has been honoured at a ceremony near

09/01/2016

World

France's year of terrorism, living with tears and fears

French media paid homage to the people killed in last year’s terrorist attacks in Paris — at Charlie Hebdo and the kosher supermarket, as well as the

08/01/2016

France

Paris: doubts over the identity of man shot outside police station

Police are not sure if the man shot yesterday is a Moroccan or Tunisian national. He is said to have been wearing a fake suicide belt and wielding a machete.

08/01/2016

France

Parisians gather to remember victims of Charlie Hebdo attacks

Parisians gathered at the Place de la Republique on the first anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo massacre which led to 17 deaths over three days

07/01/2016

France

Wolinski's last words to wife before dying at Charlie Hebdo

Writer and journalist Maryse Wolinski and Georges Wolinski were together for 47 years until the attack on Charlie Hebdo separated them. His widow has

07/01/2016

France

Man shot dead after attacking Paris police station 'identified'

A man shot dead by police as he apparently tried to attack a police station in Paris has reportedly been identified. French media reports say he was

07/01/2016

France

Charlie Hebdo warns Islamist threat ever present

The cover reads, “One year later, the assassin is still at large” and shows a God-like figure in a bloody robe carrying a Kalashnikov. This is

07/01/2016

Culture news

French comics festival marred by sexist row

Just weeks before it’s due to get underway, France’s prestigious Angoulême comics festival is up in arms. The reason? Out of the 30 graphic

07/01/2016

My Europe Series

Life after terror: survivors' stories

Maryse Wolinski: “I’m still hearing that voice which said to me, ‘Darling, I’m going to Charlie’”. Daniel Biddle: “For me 7/7, from my experience

07/01/2016

France

'Paper with ISIL flag' found on knifeman shot dead at Paris police station

A man said to be carrying a knife and wearing a fake suicide belt has been shot dead as he tried to enter a police station in Paris. Reportedly

07/01/2016

France

Hollande pays tribute to security forces on Charlie Hebdo anniversary

The French President François Hollande has given more details of planned new security measures in a New Year speech at the Paris police headquarters

07/01/2016

France

France one year on from Charlie Hebdo shootings

As France prepares to remember the victims of last year’s shootings which began at the headquarters of Charlie Hebdo, the satirical newspaper has

07/01/2016

France

Paris terror attacks directed from Brussels by 'Bouzid' and 'Kayal'

Reports from Belgium say investigators believe they have almost certainly uncovered the faces of two suspects who directed the Paris terror attacks

06/01/2016

France

France: international comic festival faces sexism claims and boycott

06/01/2016

Economy

French telecoms companies Orange and Bouygues in merger talks

A telecoms giant with over half of France’s fixed-line and mobile markets. That’s on the table if a merger between Orange and Bouygues goes ahead

05/01/2016

France

'Je suis Charlie': Paris honours victims of Jan. 2015 Islamist militant attacks

A commemorative plaque at the former office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has been unveiled as part of a series of tributes on Tuesday, in the

05/01/2016

France

French comic icon Michel Galabru dies aged 93

One of the giants of French stage and screen, Michel Galabru, has died after a 70-year career aged 93. The actor died peacefully at home in his sleep

04/01/2016

Culture news

Thirty years of Anselm Kiefer at Paris' Pompidou

A massive retrospective of works by German artist Anselm Kiefer is currently on show at Paris’ Pompidou centre. Born in March 1945, Kiefer is best

04/01/2016

Musica

Kaufmann & Terfel shine in bold "Damnation of Faust"

Faust is transposed to the 21st century in daring new production by Alvis Hermanis at the Paris Opera

03/01/2016

France

Relief for skiiers as snow finally starts falling in French Alps

Snow has finally started falling in the French Alps, much to the relief of the travel industry and skiiers alike.

03/01/2016

Sport

Wingsuit flyers really do soar

Breathtaking Chamonix in France is fast becoming the place for Wingsuit flying.

02/01/2016

France

Car drives at soldiers on guard outside Mosque in southern France

In southern France soldiers opened fired on a car which tried to ram them twice. They were on guard outside a Mosque. The driver of the car is now in

01/01/2016

France

2016 welcomed around the world

In Paris, the Champs Elysees was at the heart of the French capital’s new year festivities. The usual fireworks display was cancelled – and a video

01/01/2016

France

UN urged to act after journalist deaths hit 10-year high

This year has been the deadliest in a decade for journalists, with reporters increasingly killed away from the battlefield, new data shows. Reporters

29/12/2015