French news

Drivers in France for ride-sharing services such as Uber have been called to strike and log out of their apps by their national union, with plans for a protest in two weeks.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.8 hit Brest last night, Wednesday 19 February.

The number of people who died on the roads in France jumped by almost 10% in January this year compared to January last year, a contrast to the “historically low” numbers seen in 2019.

A Frenchman dubbed “the human plane” has flown at an altitude of 1,800 metres for the first time ever, using a carbon fibre “wing” propelled by four mini motors.

A reactor at the oldest working nuclear power station in France is to stop operating this Saturday, as the first step in a “new energy strategy”, the government has said.

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a series of measures designed to combat “Islamic separatism” in France - including new rules on foreign imams and education.

Low-cost Ouigo TGV services are to serve central Lyon (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) from central Paris from June this year, train company SNCF has confirmed, with tickets starting at just €16 return.

A driver doing more than 230kph in an 80kph zone - more than 150kph over the speed limit - has been stopped and arrested by gendarmerie in central France.

"The images of this helicopter are an electric shock to everyone"

A highly-contagious plant infection with no known cure - dubbed the “tomato virus” - has been confirmed in a farm in north-west France, making it the first known case ever in the country.

Area with large anglophone community turns to Connexion for help filling two GPs posts after years of struggle to fill the spots with French doctors

Allergy-causing pollen is already high in eastern France, with experts linking its early appearance to climate change - with allergies also being made worse by increased pollution.

France’s former health minister Agnès Buzyn has been replaced by MP and doctor Olivier Véran, after Ms Buzyn joined the race for Paris mayor in the wake of the Benjamin Griveaux scandal.

Around 45,000 homes were left without power in the northwest quarter of France this weekend, and there was disruption on TGV services and airlines due to continued destruction by Storm Dennis.

A ski station in the Pyrenees has had 50 tonnes of emergency snow delivered by helicopter, after high temperatures and a lack of snow caused the station to be otherwise un-skiable.

Two departments in northwest France - Finistère and Morbihan (Brittany) - are still on orange alert for high winds and flooding today (Sunday February 16) as Storm Dennis continues.