France

Sci-Tech

Six trends we spotted at VivaTech

VivaTech is a festival of French and European technology, featuring a blend of big brands and tiny startups.

25/05/2018

Sport

Champions League showdown

On Saturday Real Madrid take on Liverpool in the Champions League final in Kiev

24/05/2018

Ecotech

Flying taxi in Paris

The so-called SeaBubbles service aims to put an end to traffic jams in major cities.

23/05/2018

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VivaTech conference: SeaBubbles flying taxi on La Seine River in Paris

SeaBubbles, a ground-breaking flying taxi that operates on water, zoomed across the River Seine in Paris on Wednesday, ahead of the VivaTech conference, which brings together tech CEOs and startups from around the world.

23/05/2018

France

Giant, hammerhead flatworms lurk in France for over 20 years

Predatory, hammerhead flatworms have been in France for over 20 years — but scientists only just noticed them, according to a new academic paper.

23/05/2018

France

Police and protesters clash in Paris

Protests to defend public services across France erupt into violent clashes in the capital

23/05/2018

Cult

A new exhibition in Paris

Despite spending more than 60 years painting in Paris, and considered by her home country as one of the greatest artists of her time, American Mary Cassatt has received little attention from the French art world. A new exhibition in Paris hopes to change this ...

22/05/2018

Destinations

Bages, the gem of the Médoc peninsula

Living it travels to luxury estate Château Cordeillan-Bages.

22/05/2018

France

New iniative to rescue migrants

Jose Benavente and Benoit Micolon invested all their savings, 130,000 euro's, to buy a light plane to find dingies and alert ships for a speedier rescue

21/05/2018

Cult

Europe's largest aquarium opens in France

An extension to the French National Sea Centre in Calais allows the building to house one of the largest water tanks in the world holding the equivalent of four Olympic swimming pools

21/05/2018

Earth News

Exploring Taste of Paris, the festival of gastronomy in Paris

We tour the festival of flavours and meet the best Chefs in the French capital beneath the glass dome of the Grand Palais.

21/05/2018

France

Japanese indie film Shoplifters wins top prize at Cannes

The runner-up Grand Prix was awarded to U.S. director Spike Lee for his anti-racism film BlacKkKlansman

20/05/2018

France

Film director Luc Besson accused of rape

Police in Paris are investigating a complaint filed by an actress in the French capital on Friday

20/05/2018

France

There's support for silenced film makers at the Cannes Film Festival

It's after several directors were stopped by their countries governments to attend the festival in France

19/05/2018

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A Chihuahua from an Italian movie " Dogman" won Palm Dog award at Cannes

It's an award for the best performance of a four legged pooch in a film

18/05/2018

Earth News

Cannes' Directors Fortnight 50th anniversary

We tour the exhibition Cinéma(s) en liberté in Cannes celebrating 50 years of the Directors Fortnight.

18/05/2018

France

Chihuahua wins Palm Dog award at Cannes

It's an award for the best performance of a four legged pooch in a movie

18/05/2018

France

Paris knife attack: police make new arrests

French investigators have arrested a close friend of the Paris knife attacker. Abdul Hakim was detained in the north-east French town of Strasbourg and is being charged with conspiracy to take part in a terrorist attack.

18/05/2018

France

Women challenge the status quo at the Cannes Film Festival

Women often fill the frame at Cannes. On the red carpet, the camera lingers on them far longer than it does on men. But this year, some women are challenging that image.

18/05/2018

Next Series

'Boom, we have an answer!' - Gaia's revolution in astronomy

Astronomy is undergoing a revolution with the release of precision data on 1.7 billion stars in our galaxy from the Gaia space telescope. We head to the historic Observatory of Paris and ESA's ESTEC base in the Netherlands to find out more.

17/05/2018

France

France pushes for tougher sexual harassment laws

After an online petition gathered more than 100,000 signatures, a proposed bill for new laws on sexual violence against women and children has been approved by French Parliament.

17/05/2018

France

France fails to pass an age of consent law

After the bill failed in parliament the equalities minister was accused of breaking a promise that any adult who has sex with a child will be charged with rape.

17/05/2018

Earth News

Specialty coffee is taking Paris by storm

What is specialty coffee and how has it become the most trendy drink in the French capital?

17/05/2018

Sport

Kings of Lyon: Atletico Madrid beat Marseille in Europa League final

Man-of-the-match Griezmann strikes twice for Atletico while Marseille lost captain Payet to injury after 30 minutes

17/05/2018

Sport

Marseille seek to overturn form book against Europa league final favourites Atletico Madrid

Wednesday night's clash sees the French club return from a more than 20-year cup final wilderness, while Atletico are seeking their third title this decade.

16/05/2018

France

Stormtroopers provide security for Solo: A Star Wars Story

Security was even tighter than usual at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday as a phalanx of stormtroopers ensured the cast of "Solo: A Star Wars Story" made it safely up the red carpet.

16/05/2018