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Sipping Gascony’s ‘eau de vie’

Living it strolls through a bespoke Armagnac vineyard in southwest France, owned by 4-star thermal spa house-hotel La Bastide.

France

Freed journalist arrives back in France

Loup Bureau says he is both relieved and surprised to have been freed on Friday.

France

France: man arrested after knife attack on soldier in Paris

France

Why workers’ rights in France remain strong - even in the face of Macron’s reforms

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'Social coup d'Etat': crowds rally against French labour reform

In France, tens of thousands of people rallied against the government's labour reform on Tuesday, with some demonstrations turning violent.

France

What does Macron want to change in his labour reforms?

As protestors took to the streets of France to protest labour law changes, Macron faced his first big challenge in office.

France

France's final guillotine: 40 years since the end of the death penalty

Sport

Ultimate Platini fan wins Guinness record

Cypriot Philippos Stavrou Platini spent three decades and hundreds of thousands of euros building the world's largest collection of football memorabilia.

France

Girl mutilated by rats in her sleep

The girl was bitten hundreds of times by rats while asleep in her bed.

France

France loses a cultural icon

French businessman and art patron Pierre Berge has died at the age of 86 after a long illness.

Cinema

'The Artist' director on new Godard-inspired comedy

Multiple Oscar winner Michel Hazanavicius is in Deauville this week heading the jury of the prestigious American film festival.

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Six countries taking steps to tackle super-skinny models

Countries including France and Spain have introduced measures to fight against underweight modelling in the fashion industry.

France

Fashion giants ban underweight models

Two major French fashion companies have unveiled a new global charter banning underweight and underage models from representing their brands.

France

Is this the world’s worst Airbnb guest?

An Airbnb guest has caused €10,000 in damage after renting a flat in Paris

Cinema

Deauville Film Festival honours Laura Dern

A glamourous jury presided over by Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanavicius has opened Deauville’s famed American film festival.

France

Suspect denies abduction of girl from French wedding

France

Maëlys: prosecutors launch kidnapping inquiry

France

French flippancy as town puts key assets 'up for sale' to protest Macron cuts

Sport

UEFA opens financial fair play investigation into PSG

Hungary

World Judo Championships: Competitors from around the world have differing expectations

As the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships reached the end of its second day in Budapest, Japan had already won an impressive four titles.