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Almost a quarter of France is now affected by smoke from the huge wildfires raging in the south of the country - so how dangerous is this and what steps can you take to protect yourself?
French police have opened a murder investigation after the remains of five newborns were discovered in cardboard boxes at a couple's home in southeast…
For those not lucky enough to come from a 'swap' state/country, the process of getting a French driving licence is difficult, time-consuming and very …
For many people living in France, a nearby boulangerie (bakery) is an essential part of daily life - but exactly how many does the country have, and a…
French police have found the bodies of five babies in cardboard boxes at the home of a couple in southeast France, several sources said on Tuesday.
Zinedine Zidane was appointed France coach on Tuesday, as widely expected, following the departure of Didier Deschamps, the French Football Federation…
This French expression has nothing to do with farting...
Deer trapped by walls of flame, lizards unable to escape the heat, habitats reduced to charred wood and ash: wildlife is paying a steep price as Franc…
President Emmanuel Macron on Monday urged firefighters battling a huge blaze in southwest France to keep up their strength for some gruelling weeks ah…
Some 60 museum-level works by artists such as Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir and Pablo Picasso collected by a dealer who popularised the Impressionists …
A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris, France's in…
French President Emmanuel Macron convened ministers on Monday before heading to south-west France, where wildfires have displaced hundreds of thousand…
Decoding France's regional winds is an important part of understanding weather conditions in the summer.
It's easy to feel powerless in the face of the ravaging wildfires that are taking place across France, but there are some ways you can help.
A French off-duty policeman on Monday detained a man after he allegedly attacked and wounded three women with two kitchen knives in Paris, a minister …
Want to dispense a little tough love? French has the perfect phrase . . .
The French government has confirmed plans to reduce the share of some healthcare costs - including dentist visits and medical transport - that are cov…
AI watermarking and deepfake labelling will soon be required by law in the EU as the transparency part of the bloc’s sweeping AI Act comes into force …
Around 4,000 tourists have been evacuated from campsites and holiday villages in south west France, as firefighters continue to battle a huge wildfire…
The mayor of Bordeaux in southwest France said on Sunday authorities had no current plans to evacuate the UNESCO-listed city due to raging forest fire…
What would become the Élysée Palace, the official residence of the French president, was built three centuries ago with a fortune amassed in the slave…
UNESCO has added France’s D-Day landing beaches and Greece’s Mount Olympus to its World Heritage List, during a UN committee meeting in South Korea re…
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on Sunday the wildfire situation in southwestern France was still "very unfavourable”. More than 300,000 p…
President Emmanuel Macron has requested assistance from aircraft and helicopters through the European Union's civil protection mechanism as wildfires …
France recorded 5,764 more deaths than usual during a record-breaking heatwave last month, health authorities have said, describing the excess mortali…
Forecasters have warned that France is set to bake under a fourth heatwave of the summer this week, beginning in some areas on Tuesday.
Six contemporary stained-glass windows designed by artist Claire Tabouret for Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral will be installed between October and Nove…
Thousands of people were evacuated in southwest France on Thursday, as a wildfire ravaged a seaside pine forest. Hundreds of firefighters were battlin…
More than 20,000 people, most of them tourists, on Thursday were evacuated as a wildfire ravaged a forest in Le Porge, southwest France. The fire star…
A wildfire near Bordeaux in south-west France has led to the evacuation of a further 7,000 people on Thursday, bringing the total number of tourists a…
French modelling scout Daniel Siad, 69, who had close ties to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead at his home outside…
France's environment minister, Monique Barbut, will remain in her post, given the "urgency" to act on climate change, after submitting her resignation…
A fast-moving wildfire that broke out in the Var department in southern France has forced 400 people to flee their homes and burned more than 2,500 he…
Environment Minister Monique Barbut has stepped down in protest after French lawmakers approved the controversial new agriculture bill allowing the…
France's environment minister Monique Barbut said Wednesday that she will remain in her post despite her disagreement with a bill on bee-harming pesti…
Headlines in France in recent days have been dominated by a series of huge wildfires, with thousands of hectares burned, homes evacuated and others le…
The Apollo Gallery at Paris's Louvre Museum, the site of the jewelry heist of October 2025, is set to reopen to the public on Wednesday without any je…
