France

Macron to visit Notre Dame Cathedral before reopening after 2019 fire

As firefighters doused the embers of the blaze that threatened to destroy Notre Dame Cathedral on 16 April 2019, Emmanuel Macron promised the church would be restored “more beautiful...

Macron to attend ‘high-risk’ France-Israel football match

Emmanuel Macron will attend the France-Israel football match at the Stade de France on Thursday in a gesture...

Four wounded after axe used in fight on Paris suburban train

Four teenagers were wounded, two of them seriously, after an axe was used during a fight on a...

Four wounded by axe used in fight on Paris suburban train

Four people have been wounded, two of them seriously, after an axe was used during a fight on...

Gunfight and massive brawl in France seriously wounds five

A shooting and massive brawl linked to drug trafficking has seriously wounded five people, including three teenagers, in...

International arrest warrant issued for former Wallabies star Rocky Elsom

An international arrest warrant has been issued against the former Australia rugby captain Rocky Elsom who was sentenced in his absence to five years...

French government faces first major test over deep budget cuts

The new French government is facing its first major test in a hostile parliament as it tries to push through a budget of spending...

EDF reportedly seeking up to £4bn from investors to finish Hinkley Point C

The French energy company EDF is reportedly in talks with investors to raise up to £4bn to finish the delayed Hinkley Point C project...

EDF reportedly seeking up £4bn from investors to finish Hinkley Point C

The French energy company EDF is reportedly in talks with investors to raise up to £4bn to finish the delayed Hinkley Point C project...

Spending cuts needed to tackle France’s colossal debt, Michel Barnier tells MPs

In his first address to the French parliament, the new prime minister, Michel Barnier, has said “colossal” debt is a financial “sword of Damocles”...

Unflappable Chanel in no hurry to find new designer amid continuity in Paris

The birdcage on the Chanel catwalk was empty, its door swung open. A metaphor for a house that is without a designer after Virginie...