France

France

"Up all Night" protest once more ends in violence in Paris

Police use tear gas, more than 20 people arrested

16/04/2016

My Europe Series

Silent screaming - suicides and meds blight French prisons

Suicide rates in French prisons are almost double the European average. The latest data from the Council of Europe, in a report published in December

15/04/2016

Cinema

'Being 17' an accurate portrayal of adolescent attraction

Damien and Tom are two 17-year-old students they are complete opposites. One is the son of a helicopter pilot, the other a farmer. They live in a

15/04/2016

France

Hollande defends labour reforms amid ongoing street protests

Dozens of people have been arrested on the margins of a protest in Paris over planned labour reforms

15/04/2016

France

Spanish police arrest suspected Paris supermarket gunman 'arms supplier'

Spanish police have arrested a French man suspected of supplying weapons used by an Islamist militant in an attack on a Paris supermarket . Two other

13/04/2016

France

Bataclan in Paris announces renovation work and reopening lineup

The Bataclan says it plans to reopen the venue in the autumn but no exact date has yet been set

13/04/2016

France

France to send extra police to deal with Mayotte unrest

It comes on the back of two weeks of social unrest on the French island.

13/04/2016

France

Spain: police arrest French 'arms supplier' to Paris supermarket gunman

Spanish police have arrested a French man suspected of supplying weapons to the Islamist militant who attacked a Paris supermarket. The siege in

13/04/2016

France

How you can help save Paris' Peace Wall

Designed as a monument to the victims of war and a beacon of hope for the ending of conflicts, Paris’ Peace Wall has instead attracted vandalism and

13/04/2016

France

Necessary but not sufficient - victims react to French Catholic Church's pledge

News of special groups to listen to complaints has met with a mixed reaction

12/04/2016

Business Series

Luxury goods retailer LVMH sees shares fall after sales fail to hit targets

French luxury retailer LVMH saw a fall in shares after it posted first quarter sales below forecasts. LVMH owns more than 60 luxury brands including

12/04/2016

France

Police clear Paris protest camp but 'Up All Night' movement vows to return

Police in Paris have evacuated a protest camp in the city’s Place de la Republique, occupied for 11 consecutive nights by demonstrators demanding

11/04/2016

Sport

Rugby: Machenaud kicks Racing past Toulon and into semi-final with Leicester

Racing 92 booked a semi-final showdown with Leicester in the European Cup after beating Toulon in an all French quarter-final. Having kicked the

10/04/2016

France

Gay hairdressers can legally be called "faggots" in France

Industrial tribunal in Paris rules the word is insulting but not discriminatory

08/04/2016

Business Series

Italy's Mediaset sells pay-TV unit to Vivendi and agrees share swap

Italian broadcaster Mediaset has agreed to sell its pay-TV unit to French media group Vivendi. The deal also includes a 3.5 percent share swap

08/04/2016

World

Michel Sapin on global tax cooperation, and why we need Europe

The French finance minister discusses the 'Panama Papers,' how to cut deficit, the eurozone economy and the future of Europe.

08/04/2016

My Europe Series

Cash from containers - Europe's security companies making money from misery

The extra costs of migration are a favourite theme of critics of Europe taking any in more, but what about the economy? A whole new sector is springing up and there's no shortage of firms wanting thei

08/04/2016

Cinema

'Tomorrow': a message of hope for a better, greener and more sustainable future

‘Tomorrow’ is an inspiring documentary by French filmmakers Melanie Laurent and Cyril Dion.

08/04/2016

France

Protests over French labour reforms spread to more cities

Protests in Paris against against proposed labour reforms have spread to other French cities, including Marseille, Lille, Nantes, Rennes and

08/04/2016

France

Virtual reality can - and will - be used for storytelling

07/04/2016

France

The moment might finally have come for 4K TV

07/04/2016

France

France passes divisive law criminalising customers rather than sex workers

Prostitute clients in France to face 1500 euro fine if caught Law aimed as protecting exploited women Critics say it will push sex workers further

07/04/2016

France

France: Le Pen fined 30,000 euros for latest 'gas chamber' remark

The former leader of France’s far-right Front National, Jean Marie Le-Pen, was fined 30,000 euros on Wednesday for repeating his claim that the Nazi

06/04/2016

France

The new price of paying for sex in France - hefty fines and classes

France’s lower house of parliament, the National Assembly, has passed a bill that outlaws payment for sex and penalises prostitutes’ clients. The

06/04/2016

Sport

Bordeaux carries out mock terrorist attack ahead of Euro 2016

With the Brussels and Paris attacks fresh on everyone’s mind and France poised to host the Euro 2016 football tournament. Authorities in the French

05/04/2016

France

French Front National denies implication in Panama Papers

Figures close to the French Front National leader Marine Le Pen and her father, the party’s former frontman, are reportedly named as having set up

05/04/2016