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Cinema celebrates its 120th birthday

It is exactly 120 years since the filming of what is widely considered the first motion picture in history. “Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory” was

19/03/2015

France

French comedian Dieudonné guilty of condoning terrorism

French comedian Dieudonné has been given a two-month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of condoning terrorism by a Paris court. Days

18/03/2015

Sport

Jansrud wins overall downhill title

The men’s downhill title went to Kjetil Jansrud, who kept his composure to clinch the 10th World Cup win of his career and the seventh this winter

18/03/2015

Sport

Vonn clinches downhill title in Meribel

America’s Lindsey Vonn won the season-ending World Cup downhill at Meribel to secure the discipline’s crystal globe, the 18th of her career. The

18/03/2015

France

Smoke seen rising from skyscraper in Paris' La Défense business district

18/03/2015

Culture news

Selfie stick use splits France's cultural capital

Selfie sticks for smartphones are now an everyday sight at tourist attractions worldwide but some users say they are being stopped from taking snaps

18/03/2015

France

France passes 'deep sleep' bill for end of life patients

French MPs have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the deep sleep bill. The draft law would allow terminally ill patients to opt for a deep sedation until they die.

17/03/2015

Cinema

Matthias Schoenaerts, Kristin Scott Thomas co-star in adaptation of 'Suite Francaise'

Based on Irène Némirovsky’s novel of the same name, ‘Suite Francaise’ centres on a romance between a French villager and a German soldier during the

17/03/2015

Sport

Ibrahimovic faces new ban

Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic could be suspended for losing his temper following PSG’s surprise 3-2 defeat at Bordeaux on Sunday. Although the

16/03/2015

France

2 French police officers on trial over electrocution of 2 youths

Two police officers have gone on trial in France over the deaths of two youths that detonated an explosion of violence nearly a decade ago. Officers

16/03/2015

Europe News

Strasbourg's Jews fearful, but staying put in France

The future of Jews in France became a big issue in Israel’s election campaign after the attack in January on a kosher grocery store in Paris

16/03/2015

France

Care, not paperwork, say French health workers

Thousands of French health practitioners took to the streets of Paris on Sunday (March 15) to protest against a bill aimed at reforming the country’s

15/03/2015

France

Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket reopens after Paris attacks

The Hyper Cacher kosher supermarket in Paris where four hostages were killed in January has reopened in Paris. “There we are, we are open again,” the

15/03/2015

Culture news

Westwood faithful to her punk self on Paris Fashion Week runway

The Saint Laurent show at Paris Fashion Week was living proof that Hedi Slimane’s rebranding of the iconic Paris fashion house was the best thing

13/03/2015

France

French say man close to Mohammed Merah is IS killer in video

French officials now appear convinced the unidentified jihadi in a video which purports to show the execution of a prisoner of the so-called Islamic

12/03/2015

France

Skier seriously injured after being hit by plane at French resort

12/03/2015

Europe News

France spends diplomatic capital by blocking commemorative Waterloo coin

The Battle of Waterloo in 1815 was one of France’s worst military defeats. Napoleon Bonaparte’s men were defeated by the allied forces of Britain and

12/03/2015

Culture news

Chanel's Lagerfeld creates pop-up brasserie for Paris fashion show

A pop-up brasserie named after Chanel’s founder Coco, whose real name was Gabrielle, was the latest creation by Karl Lagerfeld to show off his

12/03/2015

World

Bravery by proxy: TV reality shows cast values in doubt

Reality television is under critical scrutiny following the deadly double helicopter crash on location in Argentina early in the making of the

11/03/2015

France

Back to the battlefield for Napoleon's hat

A unhappy trip down memory lane for Napoleon’s hat, as it left for Waterloo for the bicentenary commemorations of the battle which led to his demise

11/03/2015

France

Jewels worth millions stolen in French motorway heist

It was a daring robbery – and for thieves the reward was considerable. Two high-security lorries transporting jewels worth millions of euros were

11/03/2015

Culture news

Newcomer Christophe Guillarmé shows new collection at Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week is also a chance for newcomers to show their latest collections. Thirty-eight-year old Christophe Guillarmé has always had a soft

11/03/2015

France

Armed robbers steal 9m euros of jewellery on French highway

11/03/2015

France

France: Controversial draft law revives euthanasia debate

French legislators have started debating a draft law which could take the country a step closer to legalising euthanasia. It’s brought campaigners

10/03/2015

Europe News

Le Pen's party accused of misusing EU cash

The far right Front National party of France has been accused of misusing European Parliament funds. EU officials accuse Marine Le Pen’s party of

10/03/2015

France

Four detained over suspected links to Paris attacks

Four people, including a policewoman, have been detained over suspected links to the deadly attacks that brought terror to Paris in January. One man

09/03/2015