France

Sport

Second stage win for sprinter Marcel Kittel

Quick Step's Marcel Kittel has won stage six of the "Tour de France":http://www.letour.fr/us/, powering out of the back of the bunch to seize victory in Troyes by a bike length.

06/07/2017

Economy

France to ban sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040

President Macron's government is moving to consolidate the Paris climate deal despite the US withdrawal

06/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: 'I didn't do anything wrong,' says Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan, the world road race champion, says he has come to terms with his disqualification from the Tour de France but he does not agree with the decision.

05/07/2017

France

What is the bac?

Held up as a gold standard amongst qualifications for school leavers, what is the French bac?

05/07/2017

Sport

Froome in yellow after Stage six of the TDF

Chris Froome leads the Tour de France

05/07/2017

Cult

Paris fashion week hits the spot, again

High-class couture in the French capital

05/07/2017

France

Where can you find the cheapest and most expensive cigarettes in Europe?

Compare the cheapest and most expensive countries to buy cigarettes

05/07/2017

France

France honours feminist Simone Veil with Pantheon burial

05/07/2017

Cult

Karl Lagerfeld honoured in Paris

German fashion designer wins top award

04/07/2017

Sport

Peter Sagan kicked out of the Tour de France

04/07/2017

France

World champion Peter Sagan kicked off the Tour de France

World Champion Peter Sagan has been disqualified from the Tour de France

04/07/2017

Living

Gwenael Nicolas’ wonderful world

“Let’s forget the word ‘luxury’.

04/07/2017

Business Series

Uber suffers fresh legal blow in France

EU court rules in favour of France against Uber

04/07/2017

France

'You are ridiculous' - Juncker on empty EU Parliament

In an angry outburst, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker called MEPs 'ridiculous'.

04/07/2017

Cult

In honour of Dior couture

Paris and the world loves Christian Dior

04/07/2017

France

Macron sets out French 'renaissance' at Versailles

French president sets out agenda at Versailles

03/07/2017

Sport

Tour de France: powerful Peter Sagan pedals to victory

03/07/2017

France

At least 8 wounded in shooting in French city of Avignon

Eight people have been wounded in a shooting in the southern French city of Avignon.

03/07/2017

France

Europe honours German titan Helmut Kohl

World leaders have paid a final tribute to Helmut Kohl, the former Chancellor who reunited Germany and helped shape Europe as we know it.

02/07/2017

France

Part of Paris Charles de Gaulle airport evacuated 'to comply with security rules'

01/07/2017

France

'Chez Yvonne': The restaurant where Kohl dined with Chirac

The then German and French leaders discussed Europe's future over dinner at the Strasbourg eatery

01/07/2017

France

France's Marine Le Pen placed under formal investigation

30/06/2017

France

French abortion pioneer Simone Veil dies aged 89

A figurehead of the struggle for women's rights in Europe, French politician and holocaust survivor Simone Veil, has died aged 89.

30/06/2017

France

Repentant thief returns 20,000 to elderly lady

30/06/2017

France

Man tries to ram car into crowd at Paris mosque

The driver apparently failed to get past protective barriers and no one was injured.

30/06/2017

France

Luxury car thief gets himself arrested after phone gaffe

29/06/2017