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Hero Herrou - the farmer arrested for helping migrants - defiant after verdict

French farmer arrested for helping migrants handed suspended fine

10/02/2017

France

360 video: Le Pen, Macron and Melenchon kick-off French presidential campaign

Campaigning for France's presidential election began this week with three of the leading candidates addressing supporters in Lyon.

10/02/2017

France

Suspended 3,000 euro fine for Frenchman sheltering illegal migrants

Cedric Herrou has been handed a 3,000 euro suspended fine by a court in Nice.

10/02/2017

France

Le Pen sets out stall as the FN climbs to first place in French presidential polls

The leader of France's far-right Front Nationale, Marine Le Pen, has been defending her policies as her party moves into the lead in presidential opinion polls.

10/02/2017

France

Eiffel Tower could get glass wall to boost security

The Eiffel Tower in Paris could get a glass wall around its base – as part of efforts to boost protection against terrorist attacks.

10/02/2017

France

Bulletproof glass to be built around Eiffel Tower in response to terrorism threat

One of the world's most iconic landmarks is to be secured by a reinforced glass wall to protect visitors.

09/02/2017

France

What are Marine Le Pen's policies?

Since the triumphs of Brexit and Trump, the Front National leader has been increasingly seen as a serious contender in the 2017 French presidential election.

09/02/2017

France

France: Catholics lose court case against 'Extramarital' dating website Gleeden

Paris court rules against CNAFC in its case against Gleeden.

09/02/2017

France

Explosion at Flamanville nuclear power plant, several people injured

An explosion has erupted at EDF’s Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France.

09/02/2017

Business Series

European court rules size doesn't matter in supermarket ads

European Court of Justice rules on a case involving Carrefour and Intermarché over comparisons in adverts between prices in different sized retailers.

08/02/2017

Economy

French economic growth to slow says Bank of France

The French economy is set to expand by 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter in the first quarter according to an initial forecast from the Bank of France.

08/02/2017

France

French President visits 'police rape victim'

French President, Francois Hollande has gone to hospital to visit the man known as Theo who police allegedly ‘raped’ with a baton on 2nd February 2017.

08/02/2017

France

French Presidential campaign mired in scandal

Fillon Allegations surrounding embattled French right-wing presidential candidate, Francois Fillon continue to roll in.

07/02/2017

France

France's new corruption scandals favour Le Pen

Analysts believe many voters are likely to decide that French politics needs to clean up its act and the financial scandals are a gift to Marine Le Pen's National Front.

07/02/2017

France

French-Bulgarian philosopher Tzvetan Todorov dies at 77

The historian and philosopher Tzvetan Todorov has died at the age of 77, his family have said.

07/02/2017

France

Former French President Sarkozy to 'stand trial' over illegal campaign financing

Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of fraudulently funding his failed presidential bid in 2012 in the so-called Bygmalion affair.

07/02/2017

France

Paris anti-police protests following 'rape' charge

Outraged protesters have marched through the centre of the ethnically diverse Parisian suburb of Aulnay-sous-Bois demanding, “Justice for Theo”.

07/02/2017

France

"I am innocent and I will continue" - Francois Fillon fights back

The French presidential candidate has launched a counter-attack against the bogus jobs scandal that is threatening his campaign.

06/02/2017

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France's leftist candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon appears via hologram in Paris

France’s Far Left candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon surprised his supporters on Sunday (February 5) by ‘appearing’ in front of them in the form of a hologram in…

06/02/2017

France

Hologram technology gives a modern twist to French elections

It has been a weekend for rallies for most of the candidates with an eye on the French presidency.

05/02/2017

France

Le Pen gets tough on Europe in French presidential campaign launch

Taking the top spot in her list of 144 election pledges is ‘the return of France’s sovereignty’.

05/02/2017

France

French election campaigns heating up

A rundown of three French presidential candidate's rallies which all took place this weekend in Lyon.

05/02/2017

France

French presidential front-runners Le Pen and Macron rally supporters

Riding high in the opinion polls, far-right leader Marine Le Pen kick-starts her campaign to become French president with a major speech on Sunday, hammering home an anti-euro, anti-immigrant…

05/02/2017

France

French presidential 'rock star' Emmanuel Macron wows crowds

It was as if they had come to see a rock star.

04/02/2017

France

France: Emmanuel Macron ramps up his presidential bid in Lyon

The tables are turning in the French presidential race, if the latest opinion polls are to be believed.

04/02/2017

France

Long queues in Paris as tourists flock back to the Louvre

The iconic Louvre Museum in Paris re-opened its doors on Saturday, a day after a French soldier was wounded while tackling a machete-wielding attacker.There were long queues outside the museum's famou

04/02/2017