France

Business Series

Peugeot Citroen to cut more jobs in France - reports

Carmaker Peugeot Citroen reportedly plans to cut more than 2,000 jobs in France next year through early retirements and voluntary buyouts.

17/10/2016

France

Calais starts construction of anti-migrant wall

Work has resumed to erect a controversial wall aimed at stopping migrants from illegally entering the Calais ferry terminal.

15/10/2016

France

France pays tribute to Nice attack victims

Three months after a man rammed a truck through crowds celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande has led tributes to the victims of the Nice…

15/10/2016

France

UK to accept children from Calais Jungle camp 'within days'

British and French authorities have begun the process of registering unaccompanied minors with relatives in Britain for transfer to the UK.

15/10/2016

France

French cinema icon Catherine Deneuve awarded Lumiere prize

Icon of French cinema, Catherine Deneuve has been honoured for her contributions to the world of film in the city where it all began.

15/10/2016

France

Nice prepares to pay tribute to Bastille Day attack victims

French flags and notes of condolences in many languages are reminders of the grief that still hangs over the popular tourist spot.

15/10/2016

Cinema

'Nocturama' haunting thriller in the heart of Paris

This week’s choice is a film that has polarised movie-goers – ‘Nocturama’ by French director Bertrand Bonello is a daring and controversial portrait of Parisian youths conducting terror attacks around

14/10/2016

Cult

Graffiti artist takes over Paris château

A French street artist has been given carte blanche to show his work at the Château de Vincennes, on the edge of Paris.

14/10/2016

France

French right-wing face off for the conservative presidential nomination

French right-wing rivals faced off in the first presidential primary debate to decide the conservative nomination.

14/10/2016

Sport

Wright claims maiden World Surf League title

Australia’s Tyler Wright won the women’s World Surf League season-long title this week following a second placed finish at the Roxy Pro France.

13/10/2016

France

First of new wave of child refugees in Calais travel to UK

The first group among hundreds of children Britain has agreed to accept from the Calais migrant camp have travelled to London.

13/10/2016

Musica

Toulouse honours Shakespeare with Berlioz opera

The Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse is staging a new version of "Béatrice et Bénédict," Berlioz's last opera, directly inspired by Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing."

13/10/2016

France

France: Far-right mayor's anti-migrant posters spark outrage

“That’s it.

12/10/2016

France

Abdeslam stays silent, his legal team gives up

Lawyers acting for the main suspect from last year's Paris attacks says he plans to exercise his right to remain silent.

12/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Electrics cars are the stars at Paris Motor Show

It’s all about electric car prototypes at this year’s Paris Motor Show.

11/10/2016

France

Frosty Franco-Russian relations

The Chief French Diplomat Jean-Marc Ayrault is leading the charge to save aleppo but it is putting him at odds with Russia

11/10/2016

France

France opens first supervised injection facility for drug addicts

France has opened its first supervised injection facility for drug users.

11/10/2016

Business Series

Airbus to downsize A380 production

Airbus is planning to build fewer of its A380 superjumbos, slowing assembly to one aircraft per month from 2018.

11/10/2016

No Comment

Lyon shines light on cinema with launch of 8th Lumière Film Festival

The eighth edition of the Lumière Film Festival has been launched in Lyon, France with a screening of ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

11/10/2016

Cult

Paris museum chronicles racism in African-American art

‘The Color Line’ at Paris’ Quai Branly is an exhibition on segregation and racism in the United States portrayed by African-American artists over the past…

10/10/2016

Cinema

'Frantz': a moving period drama by François Ozon

French director François Ozon is back with an unexpected film quite different to his other movies.

07/10/2016

France

UKIP MEP collapses outside EU parliament

Steven Woolfe, the favourite to become the next leader of UKIP, is in in hospital after collapsing outside the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

06/10/2016

Sci-Tech

Paris Motor Show: the future of driving

The future of driving is just round the corner if the Paris Motor Show is anything to go by.

06/10/2016

Cult

Live statues line Kenzo Paris Fashion show

It was a most unconventional backdrop that Carol Lim and Humberto Leon chose for their Kenzo show at Paris Fashion Week.

06/10/2016

France

Air France condemns 'sabotage attempts' reports

Air France has condemned media reports that it has suffered a string of sabotage attempts on its planes by radicalised ground staff.

06/10/2016

Cult

Fashion meets big data at Chanel show in Paris

With its lineup of models whose sweaters read ‘Rykiel Forever’, the Sonia Rykiel show at Paris Fashion Week paid tribute to the legendary Parisian designer who died in August at the age of…

05/10/2016