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France

Should sperm donor dads stay anonymous for life?

Or should their offspring’s needs take precedence? It’s a moral question that ethics experts will be debating across France over the next six months.

19/01/2018

France

French church to start accepting digital donations

A Parisian church is making it easier for worshippers to donate during collections at Mass after the priest installed contactless bank card terminals.

19/01/2018

France

Lactalis scandal is a "tip of the iceberg"

The French company recalled 12 million boxes of powdered baby milk infected by salmonella since December. Those working for better safety in the baby food industry say such scandals are not new.

17/01/2018

France

Bayeux Tapestry set for loan to UK after 950 years in France

France is to loan to Britain the embroidery illustrating the Norman conquest of England, President Macron is expected to announce during a UK visit on Thursday.

17/01/2018

France

French president says he'll not allow migrant camps to develop

Emmanuel Macron due to meet British counterpart on Thursday to discuss migrants in Calais eager to cross into Britain.

16/01/2018

France

French migrant policy under scrutiny as Emmanuel Macron visits Calais

The French president has visited the northern port – long a magnet for UK-bound migrants – to defend his government’s much-criticised immigration and asylum policy.

16/01/2018

France

Paris man stabbed to death in metro as 'onlookers film, post on social

The victim's mother said "no one lifted a finger," when her son was attacked.

15/01/2018

France

French families plan to sue retailers over baby milk recall scandal

Spokesman of a victims’ group, Quentin Guillemain said that they wanted above all to find out the truth, adding that the company would not be able to “buy our silence”.

15/01/2018

France

Da Vinci Code village ‘fed up with treasure hunters’

According to legend, the former parish priest left a hidden fortune in the commune.

15/01/2018

France

Catherine Deneuve apologises to sexual assault victims

French star says there was nothing "good about harassment" in the open letter she signed with other women critcising the #MeToo movement

15/01/2018

France

Migrant death fears in Alps as weather worsens but crossings continue

European volunteers are on high alert, as are the police, as thick blizzards act as no deterrent to migrants trying to reach France via the Alps, risking their lives.

14/01/2018

France

France’s first panda makes public debut

Yuan Meng is five months old and weighs 11 kilograms.

14/01/2018

France

Macron wants French baguettes UNESCO listed

A daily part of French life, the country consumes six billion baguettes each year and now President Macron has backed a bid to cement their cultural status

13/01/2018

France

Scandal as recalled products still on sale

Several French supermarkets have apologised after baby milk powder is found to still be on sale.

11/01/2018

France

Thieves break in to a jewellery shop at Paris' luxury Ritz hotel

The five men stole jewellery with an estimated value of 4.5 million euros. Three were arrested nearby.

11/01/2018

France

How do ski resorts manage the risk of avalanches?

Explosives powerful enough to blow up a house are being used to keep skiers safe from the risk of avalanches.

10/01/2018

France

Catherine Deneuve, 100 prominent French women denounce

French actor Catherine Deneuve and about 100 other prominent French women say flirting is not a crime and that the #metoo movement has led to a form of feminism that promotes the "hatred of men and of sexuality".

10/01/2018

France

Alps hit by 'once-in-a-generation' snow storms

Hundreds of roads across the Alps in France, Italy and Switzerland were closed, cutting off resorts and villages, after the kind of snowfall that only comes once every 30 years.

09/01/2018

France

France to lower speed limits on most roads

Current 90 kph limit on main and B roads to be cut to 80 kph.

09/01/2018

France

France: fire destroys Paris kosher store on attack anniversary

The Paris suburb of Créteil is shocked by a suspected arson attack on a kosher grocery store, three years to the day after a terror attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris.

09/01/2018

France

French town introduces pork menu with no alternatives in schools

Mayor denies measures are discriminatory.

09/01/2018

France

"Middleman" arrested in UK as part of Sarkozy-Libya funding probe

UK Police swoop on suspect at Heathrow airport to aid French investigation into corruption allegations involving ex-President Sarkozy and funding from Libya

08/01/2018

France

What I saw while held 48 hours in a French migrant detention centre

A Chilean man spent 48 hours in a French detention centre. His account gives rare insight into how EU detention centers work—and how Europe is dealing with illegal migration.

05/01/2018

France

'Turkey is worn out with waiting for EU accession' - Erdogan

Emmanuel Macron warned Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the rule of law and ruled out progress in Turkey's EU membership bid as the French president hosted his Turkish counterpart in Paris.

05/01/2018

France

Watch: spectacular moonlight journey through the Alps

Frenchman Valentin Delluc soars his way across the Bossons glacier guided by the light of the moon and an LED.

05/01/2018

Destinations

A winter break on the French Riviera

The best addresses for off-season tourism on the Côte d’Azur.

04/01/2018