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Passing near you? Tour de France 2018 route revealed

The official route for the 2018 Tour de France has been revealed, with the “Grand Départ” (Big Start) beginning in the Vendée, Pays de la Loire.

Consumers warned as French food waste hits 10m tonnes

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France throws away 10 million tonnes of food every year, with each French person throwing out the equivalent of one entire meal per week, a new report has warned.

Carrefour apologises for “offensive” doll advert

French supermarket group Carrefour has been forced to apologise after internet users criticised a “racist and sexist” advert for a child’s doll in one of its catalogues.

New weather records and the Ophelia effect

Low shot through grass of silhouettes of a couple walking in the distance framed by the setting sun

Storm that battered Ireland pushed warm air over France as it travelled up from the Azores

Family raising €400k for son’s last-chance cancer care

Tous Unis Pour Sauver Mateo / Le Prix d'Une Vie / Facebook

A Puy-de-Dôme family aiming to raise €400,000 to give their son his last chance at life-saving cancer treatment has received donations from all over the world.

Court to rule on circus elephant future

Animal rights group has filed a complaint against the owners of an elderly animal, arguing that it has been mistreated for years

Toulouse Metro to get full 4G coverage within a month

Following €10m investment, Rose City will be the first in France with full mobile coverage on its underground lines and stations

Woman killed by hunter's bullet in her garden

Victim was in her garden when she was hit by a bullet fired through a hedge

'We should not be jealous': Macron

President defends moves to cut wealth tax, as he denies claims his is 'a president for the rich'

New laws to protect women and children from sex crimes

Secretary of State for Equality unveils bill to protect women and children from sex crimes and harassment

Lille Metropole named Design Capital of the World 2020

Lille Metropole has been named the Design Capital of the World for 2020, becoming the first ever French town to receive the title.

Price of French stamps to rise by 5% in 2018

The prices of stamps in France could rise by 5% in 2018, after the communications authority gave permission for La Poste to increase them.

Paris mayor says individual car ownership era is over

The mayor of Paris has said that owning your own car is “no longer the pattern today”, and that a petrol-free Paris could come even earlier than 2030.

Macron to give first TV interview as president

President Emmanuel Macron will tonight (Sunday) give his first ever television interview since he was elected, on the French channels TF1 and LCI, at 20h.

Reminder of summer as France basks in warm sun

Temperatures to soar this weekend across most of the country

Banned pesticides found in organic carrots

But France 3 investigation finds non-organic vegetables bought from two stores could qualify as 'organic'

Mystery football fan found

Fan at English Premiership game who was wearing an old Nice shirt invited to a match on south coast of France

Giving birth in France is changing, shows new report

The way women give birth in France is changing, as the number of caesarean sections and episiotomies have dropped since 2010, amid a fierce debate on their use.

British campaigners win EU prize

Campaigners for British people in the EU were among those picking up prizes in Brussels yesterday for having helped European integration.

First floating wind turbine in France launched today

The first sea-based, floating wind turbine in France is to be launched in Saint-Nazaire in the next few days, and enter a two-year testing period.

Number of doctors qualified abroad doubles in France

The number of doctors working in France who qualified abroad has almost doubled in the past 10 years, and is helping to shore up the lack of French doctors in the short-term, according to a new study.

No hurricane danger in Brittany

Météo France has calmed fears that Hurricane Ophelia could hit Brittany, saying it will bypass France, which instead is looking forward to a warm, sunny weekend.