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Vivendi increases Telecom Italia stake

French media group Vivendi has raised its stake in Telecom Italia to 24.9 percent which gives it effective control of the company without the expense of taking it over.

Sport

England Six Nations title 'fantastic achievement' - Jones

England coach Eddie Jones hailed a “fantastic achievement” by his team after they won the Six Nations for the first time since 2011 when Scotland

Sport

PSG secure French topflight title in record time

Paris Saint Germain won their fourth successive French first division title on Sunday. Not only did they secure the crown with a record eight games

France

Germanwings crash: BEA calls for less medical secrecy for pilots

French investigators into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps last year say a private doctor had recommended that the pilot should be

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Sport

Thomas takes Paris-Nice race lead ahead of final stage

Geraint Thomas has put himself in prime position to win the Paris Nice race after the Team Sky rider took the leader’s yellow jersey with just one

France

Protesters against French labour reforms keep up the pressure

Protesters opposed to planned labour reforms have taken to the streets of France for the second time in three days. Hundreds of trade unionists and

Sport

Video: Season-ending half-pipe in Tignes

In this video we show you some of the impressive highlights from the last event of the Halfpipe World Cup season, that took place in the French Alps

Sport

Paris-Nice: Lutsenko celebrates fine solo win on stage five

Alexey Lutsenko of the Astana team enjoyed an impressive solo victory on stage five of the Paris-Nice race on Friday. The 198 kilometre ride to

Sport

Benzema eligible for France selection after winning appeal

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has become eligible to play for France at this summer’s European Championships on home soil after an appeals court

Business Series

New Hinkley Point warning for EDF from France's public auditor

France's top public auditor has said EDF's planned nuclear reactor project at Hinkley Point in Britain is potentially risky for the state-controlled power firm.

Cinema

St Amour: a tasty tale of love and wine

This week’s film is ‘Saint-Amour’, a road movie that pays homage to wine, women, sex and the love between a father and a son. Bruno is a farmer

France

Dutch king and queen visit the Louvre museum

The king and queen of the Netherlands have paid a visit to the Louvre museum in Paris. The royal couple are on a two-day visit to France. They spent

Culture news

Dior offers Paris elegance with a twist at fashion week show

Issey Miyake designer Yoshiyuki Miyamae was on a mission to travel to the beyond with his latest collection in Paris. His goal, he said, was “to

France

Why France is not working

Strikes and demonstrations against the Hollande government's plan to reform the country's sacrosanct employment law

France

Proposed changes in a new labour law for French workers

A new labour law for France has electrified sections of the French left and angered employees in the private sector. It has been dubbed “the bosses

France

Nationwide day of protest in France against controversial labour reforms

A nationwide day of protest in France is causing transport disruptions, with thousands of workers out on the streets

France

French labour laws: how do working conditions compare?

There are grumblings in France over fresh plans to reform rigid labour laws around the country’s precious 35-hour working week. The hostility from

France

Why are French workers striking and what does it mean?

France has been hit by widespread disruption caused by two separate strikes which have cut transport services and brought protesting workers onto the

France

Black Wednesday in France as nationwide protests are planned against labour reforms

France is bracing itself for nationwide protests and some stoppages against a government proposed labour reform bill. Unions across the board are up

Italy

Hollande and Renzi stand shoulder to shoulder on terror, Libya and migration

Europe’s migration crisis, the threat of terrorism and a new high-speed train link between their two countries were key talking points for Francois