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You might be surprised to hear a French child asking for scotch.

The budget airline Ryanair has threatened to axe half of its flights to French regional airports over a proposal to increase the €3 'eco tax' on plane tickets.

With unions calling for French rail workers to walk out on Thursday, here is what you can expect in terms of strike-related disruption on train services in France.

My mother, Rosalie Williams, who has died aged 99, was a landscape painter and ecclesiastical embroidery artist based in Sussex, where she lived for much of her life.Her paintings were exhibited in various locations in the county, including at the Ditchling Gallery (1960 and 1965) and at the Chichester arts festival (1969). She was commissioned to provide […]

Woman says French-Algerian writer’s prize-winning Houris uses her story as she told it to therapist Aicha DehdouhTwo complaints have been filed in Algeria against the French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud, the winner of France’s most prestigious literary award, and his wife, a therapist, alleging that they used a patient’s life story as the basis for his […]

The Talking France podcast is back tackling all the latest news from France, including increasingly militant farmer protests, airline delays and the never-controversial subjects of sex, religion and politics.

At summing up, lawyers say Gisèle Pelicot wanted to show how people still defend rape in France in 2024Gisèle Pelicot’s decision to waive her anonymity and hold a public trial after her husband drugged her and invited dozens of men to rape her over a decade was made in the hope of ending rape culture and rape itself, her lawyers have argued.Summing up […]

Four thieves stole snuffboxes and other precious artifacts from a Paris museum in broad daylight on Wednesday, a source familiar with the case said, breaking into a display case with axes and baseball bats.

If you live in France or own property here you should expect to pay some taxes as – in return for a pretty robust welfare state – France is among the most highly taxed countries in Europe. Here's when that is likely to happen in 2025.

French farmers protesting pay and conditions and a prospective EU-Latin America trade deal on Wednesday lifted a blockade on the Spanish border after an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier - although other farmer protests across France continued.

With cold temperatures settling in across northern France, forecasters have placed several French départements, including those in the Paris region, on alert for snow, icy conditions and high winds on Thursday.

Paris is not always associated with musical theatre, but little by little the French capital is becoming more like Broadway and the West End. The latest live show to wow critics and audiences alike is "Hello, Dolly!". On Entre Nous, we speak to Caroline O'Connor about what it's like playing Dolly in Paris. 

Bills are now being sent out for taxe d'habitation - but recent changes to tax laws mean that most people shouldn't have to pay this. Here's how to check if your bill is correct, and challenge it if it isn't.

It’s time to get the 2025 diaries out and see where you can get the best value for your annual leave in France with our month-by-month guide to the year’s public holidays.

This French word can be used at the beach on a sunny day, or in the dead of winter when the clouds look ominous.

Actions including roadblocks, bridge blockades and demonstrations have taken place across France this week, but the anger of farming unions shows no sign of cooling, with plans announced for fresh actions next week.

The first of a series of winter offensives against the French government has begun - writes John Lichfield. Farmers, just ahead of rail workers and civil servants, are demonstrating in at least 80 places around the country.

Hundreds of employees of French cognac maker Hennessy, part of the LVMH group luxury empire, have gone on strike to protest against measures the brand plans to employ to circumvent Chinese tariffs imposed in a spat with the EU.

French regional daily Ouest-France, the top-selling paper in the country, announced it was suspending posts on X following the takeover of the site formerly known as Twitter by billionaire Elon Musk.

Strike with US-made missiles has prompted fears of Russian reprisal that would broaden the scope of a frontlineRussia-Ukraine war live: latest news updatesA Ukrainian strike using American-made missiles to hit targets deep inside Russia using American-made weaponry, has prompted renewed fears of reprisal through “hybrid warfare” – a chaotic tool of […]

It might make struggling French learners to feel better to know that even native speakers sometimes have difficulty with the language - yes, including the actual president of France, Emmanuel Macron.

My brother called saying there was a storm. I was waiting, waiting, waiting. This is Elisa’s storyLocation Saint-Martin-Vésubie, FranceDisaster name Storm Alex, 2020Elisa is a women’s clothing designer who runs her own label in Montreal, Canada. She was born and grew up in Nice, France, where much of her family remained, but was in Canada with her […]

Do you dream of living in a pavillon? A lot of French people do.

In her closing statement of the mass rape trial that has sent shockwaves across the country, survivor Gisèle Pelicot said it was time for “macho” society that “trivialises rape” to change. “I’ve lost 10 years of my life that I’ll never make up for,” she added. The trial enters its final stages this week. 

French woman repeatedly drugged and allegedly raped by dozens of men makes final statement to court in AvignonGisèle Pelicot, who was drugged by her husband and allegedly raped by dozens of men he invited into her bedroom for more than a decade, has told a court that “macho” society must change its attitude on rape.In her final statement to the […]