France

Street art, with romantic twist, replaces Paris "love locks"

On the Pont des Arts in Paris, the controversial “love padlocks” – signed and locked by lovers onto the bridge’s metal grids – have been replaced by

11/06/2015

Culture news

Anish Kapoor creates a 'Dirty Corner' at the Château de Versailles

André Le Notre’s famed formal gardens at the Château de Versailles outside Paris has some interesting additions. A series of six sculptures by the

10/06/2015

Sport

Wawrinka reaches French Open final

Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka advanced to his first final at Roland Garros with a four sets win over local hope Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Friday. The

05/06/2015

Sport

Roland-Garros: Djokovic sets up semi-final clash with Murray

Serbia’s Novak Djokovic produced a stunning performance to outclass Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals at Roland Garros on Wednesday. The World number

03/06/2015

Cinema

Palestinian Cinema Festival opens in Paris

A festival of Palestinian cinema has opened in Paris. It’s the first event of its type in France although similar festivals are already held in

03/06/2015

France

French police clear 'migrant camp' in central Paris

French police cleared out a so-called migrant camp on Tuesday morning (June 2) in central Paris. Around 300 migrants, mostly from east Africa, had

02/06/2015

Sport

The Corner: Messi magic, Gunners glory and leaky goals in China

Lionel Messi inspired Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey and close in on a treble winning season with just the

01/06/2015

France

'Love locks' removed from Paris bridge

It is known the world over for being a city of romance. But one bridge in Paris is literally buckling under the weight of love. So many mini

01/06/2015

France

No more 'love-locks' on Paris' Pont des Arts bridge!

30/05/2015

France

Eiffel Tower 'pickpocket gang' detained by Paris police

Police in Paris have arrested a gang of suspected pickpockets, thought to have targeted tourists at the Eiffel Tower – and to have made up to 4,000

29/05/2015

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Officials seek expulsion of migrants in central Paris

28/05/2015

France

Hollande warns against resurgence of anti-Semitism during Pantheon ceremony

France holds a sombre ceremony honouring four World War ll Resistance heroes during their internment in the Pantheon - the resting place for the nation's great.

27/05/2015

France

Paris pickpocket protest forces closure of Eiffel Tower

The Eiffel Tower in Paris has been forced to close because of a worker walkout over crime around the famous landmark. Those protesting say there has

22/05/2015

Sport

PSG become world's best-paid sports team

Manchester City stars are no longer the best paid in world sport, according to new figures released on Wednesday. The results of

20/05/2015

Sport

Barca, PSG, and Benfica among those to enjoy title-winning weekend

It was a weekend of ‘‘champions’‘, with six European teams claiming their domestic league titles. Lionel Messi’s 41st league goal of the season

18/05/2015

Sport

PSG win French title for the third year in a row

Paris St Germain are the French Champions for the third year in a row after they beat Montpellier away 2-1. The result means that PSG have an

16/05/2015

France

Femen protest disrupts Marine Le Pen's May Day rally

The Front National leader was taken aback by three topless activists who interrupted her annual speech in Paris, making Nazi salutes from a nearby balcony.

01/05/2015

Culture news

Paris exhibition marks centenary of Edith Piaf's birth

An exhibition dedicated to French singer Edith Piaf, whose ballads about love and sorrow turned her into an international icon, has opened in Paris

01/05/2015

Musica

A poetic journey with "Ciboulette" at the Opéra Comique in Paris

Back on the stage of the Opéra Comique in Paris, is “Ciboulette”, an operetta Reynaldo Hahn composed in 1923. Intended as a nostalgic homage to

30/04/2015

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French "spiderman" climbed Paris' skyscraper for Nepal

29/04/2015