France

France

Pilot left dangling from powerline after F16 fighter jet crash

Both pilots survived after ejecting before impact. One of them had been left hanging from a powerline after his parachute got caught, the prefecture of the region said.

19/09/2019

World

Raw Politics in full: No-deal Brexit warning

Tesa Arcilla is joined by politicians and journalists to discuss the major political issues that are defining and dividing Europe today.

18/09/2019

France

Ceremony honours fallen US soldiers in all-but-forgotten WWII battle

It might have been forgotten if it wasn't for some painstaking research.

18/09/2019

Cult

From the factory floor to prison, Lyon Biennale moves into uncharted territory

One of Europe's leading contemporary art events, the Lyon Biennale, embraces the metro area and the entire region.

18/09/2019

Europe News

Juncker; 'The risk of a No Deal remains very real'

The debates on Brexit in the European Parliament appear to have turned into a trading to barbs between pro-Europeans and their counterparts in the UK's Brexit party. Despite the digs, the mood in Strasbourg remains serious for MEPs worried about the effects of a No Deal Brexit.

18/09/2019

France

France expands nuclear security cordon, gives out more iodine tablets

The radius for free iodine tablets was previously ten kilometres.

17/09/2019

Cult

Game of Thrones tapestry exhibition draws huge crowds in France

The tapestry was made with the same material used to make the costumes for the show.

17/09/2019

France

Watch: Paris tests 'flying taxi' as future of city transport

With pollution a major issue for Paris and public transport bursting at the seams, one start-up has a solution involving the River Seine.

17/09/2019

France

French court releases 2 climate activists who removed Macron portraits

Two French environmental activists charged for taking down portraits of President Emmanuel Macron in town halls were on Monday released by a court in Lyon, which found that their action was legitimate given the "serious, current and imminent danger" of climate change.

17/09/2019

No Comment

'Flying taxi' tested in Paris as city battles congestion & pollution

With air pollution a threat to Paris and transport lines bursting at the seams on rush hour, a startup is proposing a "flying taxi" as a greener alternative that makes use of the River Seine.

17/09/2019

France

Lyon: Volunteers fish more than 100 e-scooters out of Rhône river

Paris and Marseille are also dealing with the growing trend.

16/09/2019

Climate Now

From Siberia to Switzerland, scorching August leads to more fires, less ice

In partnership with Copernicus

Data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service shows temperatures were 1.2 degrees centigrade above the pre-industrial average.

16/09/2019

France

The battle for Paris exposes crack in Macron's party

Cedric Villani, defied the ruling party and announced his candidacy for the Paris mayorship. A poll puts him neck and neck with Macron's official candidate, Benjamin Griveaux.

16/09/2019

France

Gay and single parents in France could soon get the right to IVF in th

Currently assisted reproduction techniques are available only to straight couples with fertility problems who are married or have lived together for at least two years.

16/09/2019

France

Yellow vest protesters clash with police in Nantes, France

The "gilets jaunes" or "yellow vests" protesters clashed with French police in Nantes on Saturday. The movement brought some French towns to a standstill earlier this year.

15/09/2019

France

British expats in France fear the prospect of a no-deal Brexit

More than a quarter of Gouarec's population is British. Many residents are angry at Boris Johnson for not ruling out a no-deal Brexit which leave their future highly uncertain.

14/09/2019

France

Scientists win Ig Nobel prize for testing temperature of testicles

The Ig Nobel prizes are for experiments which "make you laugh then make you think"

13/09/2019

France

'Cocktail of pollutants' found in English Channel dolphins

A study has found a 'cocktail of pollutants' in dolphins living in the English Channel.

13/09/2019

France

Saudi princess sentenced over abuse of Paris plumber

A French court has handed Saudi Princess Hassa bint Salman a 10-month suspended sentence over the abuse and kidnap of a Parisien plumber.

13/09/2019

France

Paris grinds to standstill as transport workers protest pension reform

Subway workers are protesting against the president's plan to overhaul France's pension system.

13/09/2019

France

Institutional racism affects much of EU justice, new report says

A new study has found institutional racism in the EU affects all parts of the criminal justice system, from reporting the crime to sentencing.

12/09/2019

France

France wants to block Facebook's new Libra cryptocurrency from Europe

France's finance minister says the Libra cryptocurrency could damage "monetary sovreignty".

12/09/2019

France

Three alleged victims come forward in Epstein French investigation

French prosecutors have launched an appeal for potential victims of late financier Jeffrey Epstein to come forward after investigating three alleged victims.

12/09/2019

France

France's National Assembly leader put under investigation in graft probe

France's National Assembly leader put under investigation in graft probe

12/09/2019

France

Watch: Climate protesters on trial over Macron portraits

The activists took the portraits from town halls and carried them upside down at an anti-G7 march. Protesters removed 125 portraits of Macron to match the 125 days it took France to overtake its carbon footprint this year.

11/09/2019

France

Cardiac arrest during business trip sex considered a 'work accident'

A Frenchman who died of a cardiac arrest during sex while on a business trip was the victim of a workplace accident ruled a French court.

11/09/2019