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Lyon to burst into light, under heightened security, for 2016 Fête des Lumières

Final preparations are underway for the Fête des Lumières, which begins tonight (December 8) after a one-year break.

France

Paris to make metro free for a second day

Paris is once again restricting the number of cars travelling in to the French capital as a pollution spike continues.

France

France's Cazeneuve officially takes over as PM

France’s new prime minister Bernard Cazeneuve has officially taken office during a handover ceremony in Paris.

France

Bernard Cazeneuve becomes new French PM

Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who has led France’s response to a deadly wave of terrorism, was named the country’s new prime minister on Tuesday.

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France

Manuel Valls presidential bid underwhelms France

Manuel Valls's bid for the French presidency is fraught with challenges from both the Left and Right

France

Smog in Paris as pollution levels soar

Heavy traffic and an increased use in winter heating have seen pollution levels soar in Paris.

Economy

The next French president's tough task: fixing the economy

Francois Hollande leaves plenty of work to whoever will succeed him next spring.

France

French PM Manuel Valls declares bid for presidency

The socialist prime minister has announced he will seek the party's nomination for next year's election, after President Hollande said he would not run.

Focus

Responsibility meets profitability - the future of the sharing economy

The sharing economy could be worth 335bn euros by 2025. But what about the promises of making the world a fairer, greener and more socially-connected place? That was up for debate at the Woman's Forum

World News

European leaders react to Italian referendum result

The referendum result in Italy has prompted reaction from leaders across Europe.

Sport

Home hope Faivre wins Val d'Isere giant slalom as French skiers dominate top five

Home snow is always an advantage and after this weekend the French skiers will not be arguing with that.

Sport

Judo: Tokyo Grand Slam wraps up 2016 season in style

Serbian judoka Aleksandar Kukolj celebrated his second consecutive Grand Slam victory after winning the men’s -90 kilo title on the third and final day in Tokyo – the last event of the 2016…

Sport

Kjetil Jansrud makes a super start to World Cup downhill

It was a super Saturday for Norway and Kjetil Jansrud.

France

Fresh bird flu cases emerge in France

Thousands of farm birds have been put to the slaughter to combat the spread of avian influenza in France's foie gras heartland.

Sport

Jansrud clinches super G opener in Val d'Isere

Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud kept his composure to clinch the opening super G race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup season in Val d’Isere on Friday.

France

Hollande's decision not to stand profoundly political

Hollande refuses to stand in French presidential election

France

Hollande is applauded for not seeking re-election as Valls waits in the wings

He did the right thing… That is the feeling of French citizens, it seems, with a snap poll showing eight out of ten support President Francois Hollande’s shock announcement on Thursday that he won’t b

Cinema

"Marie Curie" - the story of a woman who challenged the male-dominated world of science

Marie Curie turned the male-dominated world of science research on its head and courted controversy as she challenged France’s academic establishment.

Cinema

La Fille de Brest - a David and Goliath story which revealed the dangers of the drug Mediator

The film “La Fille de Brest” – the daughter of Brest – rolls out like an inquiry.

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Victoria's Secret Paris show

Kendall Jenner, Bella and Gigi Hadid and Jasemine Tookes were among the Victoria’s Secret Models who lit up the runway in Paris’ iconic Grand Palais, in the first show in the French…