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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

Sport

Video: Italian duo break speed skiing world records

Italian speed skiers Ivan Origone and Valentina Greggio on Saturday set new men’s and women’s world records at the French Alps resort of Vars

26/03/2016

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

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

Business Series

Renault recalls some Zoe EVs

French carmaker Renault is recalling 10,649 of its Zoe electric vehicles as a preventative move to check brake fluid hoses that could rupture.

24/03/2016

France

EDF delays decision on Hinckley Point nuclear reactor investment

Energy company EDF, which is 85 percent French-owned, has pushed back a decision on whether or not to invest in Britain’s Hinckley Point nuclear

22/03/2016

France

'French Spiderman' performs another hair-raising feat

France’s very own ‘Spiderman’ has scaled the Total tower in the La Defense business district of Paris to raise awareness of the problem of hair loss

21/03/2016

France

'Selfish' air traffic controllers disrupt travel plans for thousands

About a third of flights have been cancelled at French airports as air traffic controllers strike over caps on recruitment and lack of investment in

21/03/2016

Cinema

Matthias Schoenaerts and Diane Kruger star in 'Disorder'

Matthias Schoenaerts stars as PTSD ex-soldier opposite Diane Kruger in 'Disorder'.

21/03/2016

France

Abdeslam's lawyer threatens legal action against Paris Prosecutor

Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins quoted the suspect as saying he 'had wanted to blow himself up at the Stade de France' but had 'backed out'. The suspect's lawyer claimed this was a 'breach of confide

20/03/2016

Sport

World Cup skiers cap their season at St.Moritz

For the last report of this season’s “Gravity” the scene shifts to St. Moritz in Switzerland. Only one World Cup Crystal Globe remained up for

20/03/2016

France

Relief in Paris after arrest of Salah Abdeslam

Four months after terrorist attacks that left 130 people dead and hundreds injured, the pain is still raw in Paris. Tributes continue to be paid to

20/03/2016

France

Paris attacks suspect tells investigators he 'planned to blow himself up'

During a press conference on Saturday the Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins announced the first apparent confession of the suspect's involvement in the November 13 attacks.

19/03/2016

France

France seeks swift extradition of Salah Abdeslam

Salah Abdeslam is the biggest prize. But Belgian authorities detained four more suspects in Friday’s police operation in Brussels, including a

18/03/2016

Culture news

Through the thought provoking lens of Andres Serrano

The Collection Lambert in Avignon, France is showing the work of American photographer Andres Serrano.

18/03/2016

Cinema

'Keeper' dramatic teenage pregnancy film

“From a theme often revisited in filmmaking Guillaume Senez has composed an extraordinarily emotive and well observed work. The Franco-Belgium film

18/03/2016

Musica

Two Tchaikovsky masterpieces reunited at Paris Opera

The curtain has risen on a Tchaikovsky double bill at the Paris Opéra: The one-act opera ‘Iolanta’ and the classical ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ are

17/03/2016

France

Police and students face off in France

Young people say plans to reform employment law will hit them the hardest

17/03/2016