France Holocaust film stuns Cannes Film Festival Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes Jeles has created a stir at the Cannes film festival with his wrenching “Son of Saul”, portraying the work of the 15/05/2015
Culture news Nuits Sonores music festival gets Lyon nights buzzing “Voices from the Lake” an Italian duo made up of DJ/producers, Donato Dozzy and Neel, warmed up the dance floor with their hypnotic vibes at the 15/05/2015
France 'Mad Max' remake: feminism triumphs at Cannes Festival “Mad Max: Fury Road” has taken top billing at the second night of France’s Cannes Film Festival. Director George Miller had a huge hit with the 15/05/2015
Cinema 'Standing Tall' premieres at the official opening of the Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Film Festival officially opened on Wednesday with the premiere of Standing Tall – La Tete Haute. It has been described as a stirring 14/05/2015
Culture news Solo yachtswoman and journalist Catherine Chabaud wins Woman of the Year award Journalist and sailor Catherine Chabaud became the first woman to complete a solo navigation of the globe without any stops during the third edition 14/05/2015
Culture news Dior and Chanel stage annual cruise shows With stunning views of the French Riviera and the spatial brilliance of the famed, “Bubble House” as a backdrop, Dior faced some serious competition 14/05/2015
France 'Standing Tall' starring French icon opens Cannes Film Festival The stars have been out in force on the red carpet, for the start of the 68th Cannes Film Festival. Filmmaker brothers Joel and Ethan Coen are 13/05/2015
France The glitz, the glamour, the Croisette: Cannes before the storm It’s back for another year, the 68th Cannes Film Festival opens on Wednesday. It is the calm before the storm of glitz and glamour on the red carpet 13/05/2015
Cinema Ingrid Bergman adorns the 2015 Cannes Film Festival The unforgettable face of Ingrid Bergman, a star of Hollywood’s Golden Era, adorns the official poster for the 2015 Cannes Film Festival. More than 13/05/2015
France French ombudsman investigates video of police crackdown on migrants in Calais An amateur video released by a migrants’ rights group shows a crackdown by police near the French port city of Calais. The rights’ group has 12/05/2015
France Monkey business: theft of rare primates from French zoo mystifies police A zoo in France is appealing for the return of 17 rare monkeys stolen by suspected animal traffickers over the weekend 12/05/2015
France 6,400 Chinese employees treated to record breaking French holiday A Chinese company has taken 6,400 employees on a four day record breaking trip to France. They rounded off the adventure by creating the world’s 09/05/2015
France Ceremonies marking 70th anniversary of VE Day kick off across Europe Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. In Paris, French president François Hollande kicked off 08/05/2015
France Setback for Sarkozy presidential bid after phonetaps ruled legal The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017. His team are to appeal 07/05/2015
France Germanwings pilot's 'preparations' for fatal crash went unnoticed . Questions are being asked as to how co-pilot Andreas Lubitz could have been prevented from crashing a Germanwings Airbus into the Alps in March. 07/05/2015
France Germanwings co-pilot 'practised fatal descent' on earlier flight' The findings come from French investigators who said Lubitz reduced altitude on a flight from Dusseldorf to Barcelona several times. 06/05/2015
France French UMP moves towards 'Republican' name change After former French president Nicolas Sarkozy suggested re-naming the country’s conservative UMP party to become the Republican Party, it now seems 06/05/2015
France France MPs approve vast new surveillance rules in 'French Patriot Act' In the wake of the Charlie Hebdo attack, France is moving to expand surveillance powers allowing the deployment of hidden microphones and cameras without a judicial warrant. 05/05/2015
France French resistance fighter Jean Nallit's personal story of liberation May 8 2015 is a time to remember across France as the country reflects on liberation from Nazi oppression seventy years ago. During World War II the 05/05/2015
France France's Front National founder Jean-Marie Le Pen angry over party suspension The founder of France’s Front National party Jean-Marie Le Pen has reacted angrily to his suspension to the party. Refering to his daughter, the 05/05/2015
France France's Front National suspends founder Jean-Marie Le Pen France’s Front National party (FN) has suspended founder Jean-Marie Le Pen over inflammatory remarks amid an ongoing feud with his daughter, current 04/05/2015