France

French students protest over labour reforms

Students in France are staging their latest day of protest on Tuesday against labour reforms they say will put them in a precarious position once

05/04/2016

Culture news

Lyon Opera shines light on Syria

Syria was at the heart of a recent series of concerts at the Opera in the French city of Lyon under the theme The Syria I love. Among the artists

04/04/2016

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Baking better bread...with ultrasound

To bake quality bread, one of the key ingredients is moisture. Researchers have developed innovative ultrasonic humidification technology. In this

04/04/2016

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Takeaway: baking better bread

04/04/2016

France

Designer Hedi Slimane quits fashion brand Yves Saint Laurent

Fashion designer Hedi Slimane is stepping down from French brand Yves Saint Laurent. The Frenchman has been with the company since the ’90s, taking

01/04/2016

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Clashes in Paris over labour reforms

Students and workers held street protests, some of them violent, across France on Thursday while train drivers, teachers and others went on strike to

01/04/2016

France

France: Clashes as students march against labour reforms

Thousands of students took to the streets of France on Thursday to protest planned labour reforms they say will deny them the job stability enjoyed

31/03/2016

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Paris: Sleeping with sharks

Air b&b and the Paris Aquarium are offering competition winners the chance to spend a night underwater sleeping with sharks – a “misunderstood”

31/03/2016

France

Autistic kids losing out in France as ‘retrograde vision’ leaves country lagging behind rest of Europe

France lags behind the rest of Europe when it comes to autism with around just one fifth of children getting the support they need, it’s been

30/03/2016

France

France says 'no' to controversial plan to strip terrorists of their nationality

French President François Hollande has dropped controversial plans to change the constitution; plans which included a clause allowing convicted

30/03/2016

France

France: Hollande drops controversial plans to strip terrorists' nationality

French President François Hollande has dropped controversial plans to change the constitution; plans which included a clause allowing convicted

30/03/2016

France

Paris: Seven Somali men go on trial over fatal yacht hijacking

Seven Somali men have gone before a court in Paris, accused of hijacking a French yacht in the Arabian Sea four years ago. Owner Christian Colombo

30/03/2016

France

A night with sharks? Paris aquarium offers underwater bedroom

There is no doubt it’s a room with a view – but how would you like to be surrounded by sharks as you sleep? A special underwater bedroom, sitting in

30/03/2016

France

Tight security at Paris stadium for first international football match since terror attacks

There has been beefed up security at the Stade de France in Paris, for the first international football match since the November terror attacks. All

30/03/2016

France

France football team to play at national stadium for first time since Paris attacks

Tuesday evening will see France’s national football team play at the Stade de France for the first time since the Paris attacks in November, when the

29/03/2016

France

French police given more time to question man suspected of planning a terror attack

Related arrests made in Rotterdam

28/03/2016

France

Tragedy in France: 12 Portuguese nationals die in road accident

At least 12 Portuguese nationals have died in a road accident in France, authorities say. The group, which was travelling in a minibus, included a

25/03/2016

World News

François Hollande warns threats remain

French President François Hollande has warned that threats remain, despite the ongoing destruction of the Islamist militant network behind the

25/03/2016

France

British and French navy rugby match breaks into mass fight

A rugby game between the British Royal Navy and its French equivalent, the Marine Nationale, broke into a mass fight. Video from the game, nicknamed

25/03/2016

France

Minibus travelling from Switzerland to Portugal crashes in France, killing all passengers

A minibus travelling from Switzerland to Portugal has crashed in France, killing 12 passengers. The vehicle crashed head-on with a lorry in the

25/03/2016