France

Man charged in connection with deadly Paris police attack

A suspected accomplice of the man who shot dead a police officer in Paris last month has been charged with terrorism offences and remanded in custody.

20/05/2017

France

New French cabinet holds first meeting

France’s new cabinet held it’s first meeting on Thursday, at the Elysee Palace in Paris.

18/05/2017

Sport

Olympics 2024: IOC visit Paris ahead of Games decision

The IOC evaluation commission has been on a three-day visit as part of the process to decide which city will host the 2024 games

16/05/2017

Sport

Proposed Paris 2024 venues visited by IOC commission

The IOC evaluation commission met French athletes, supporters and children inside the Stade de France.

15/05/2017

Economy

What will the new Franco-German relationship look like?

The director of the Centre for European Policy Studies comments on new Franco-German relations

15/05/2017

France

Police clear 1,600 migrants from Paris tent camp

Police cleared a makeshift migrant camp in Paris early on Tuesday, in which more than 1,600 people had been living in squalid conditions for weeks.

09/05/2017

France

Paris Gare du Nord reopens after major security scare

The busy transport hub was evacuated for more than two hours overnight in a fruitless search by armed police for three 'dangerous' men.

09/05/2017

France

Paris police evacuate Gare du Nord train station due to security alert

Police in Paris evacuated the mainline railway station Gare du Nord on Monday night (May 8) cordoning off the area due to a security alert.

09/05/2017

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Macron - dancing to the tune of Europe?

Emmanuel Macron celebrates with supporters at The Louvre in central Paris after winning the race to be France’s next president.

08/05/2017

France

Party time in Paris as Macron supporters celebrate win

Emmanuel Macron’s emphatic victory went down well with his supporters.

08/05/2017

Musica

Back from the Baroque

For the first time in nearly 250 years, Alcione, Marin Marais' operatic masterpiece, makes a dazzling comeback in Paris at the Opéra Comique.

04/05/2017

Economy

Brexit threat to the City of London

Banks working from London are starting to announce their plans for when Britain leaves the EU, including moving staff to places like Frankfurt.

04/05/2017

Target

Towards a green jean

A big player in the African textile industry, Morocco shone at this year's Denim PremiereVision in Paris.

02/05/2017

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May Day in Paris

Less than a week before the decisive second round in France’s presidential election, thousands of people took part in the traditional May Day rally in central…

02/05/2017

France

Macron's symbolic Holocaust memorial visit

French presidential hopeful Emmanuel Macron visits Paris Holocaust memorial announcing "never again"

30/04/2017

Earth News

Five minutes with David Bellamy

David Bellamy (@bellamy_david) is a French influencer based in Versailles noticeable for his endless positive energy.

29/04/2017

France

Paris police clash with students over presidential election

Many of the student protesters in Paris brandished slogans against Macron and Le Pen

27/04/2017

France

Ten arrested in probe of 2015 Paris deli attack

French police are said to be questioning 10 people suspected of supplying weapons to Amedy Coulibaly for his deadly attack on a Jewish deli in Paris in 2015.

26/04/2017

France

France mourns slain police officer

A ceremony has been held in Paris to honour the police officer shot dead on the Champs Elysee last week. Mourners gathered in the courtyard of main police headquarters in the French capital.

25/04/2017

France

French unions and associations hold their own "first round"

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Paris calling for politicians to heed the voice of ordinary citizens.

22/04/2017