French news

British people living in France should have anticipated that Brexit might be put off and registered to vote in the European elections in France on May 26 anyway, says France’s top administrative court.

Police issue a fine every two minutes during two-hour drone operation at an accident blackspot

Mobile phone calls within European countries are set to drop in price and be capped from today (Wednesday May 15), as a law limiting the cost has entered into force.

Airline Air France is to remove certain routes - particularly domestic lines - and cut more than 400 ground staff jobs in a bid to save money, it has confirmed.

France is already preparing for the threat of drought this summer, with 11 departments having already taken water restriction measures, and one department - Indre - on the most severe “crisis/red” level.

Franco-American NBA basketball star Tony Parker has bought a majority stake in a ski station company in Isère, after over a year of negotiations with local authorities over his plans for the site.

Surging support for Nigel Farage’s new Brexit Party in the European election polls shows a no-deal Brexit cannot be ruled out.

France is now more attractive than China for foreign investment, according to an annual classification of the top five most attractive investment countries worldwide.

A winemaker in Indre-et-Loire, who had previously been ordered to destroy more than 2,000 bottles of organic wine, has been granted a temporary reprieve pending further investigation on the legality of the demand.

65-year-old man has been placed in the custody of mental health services following the death of his mother, who was in her nineties

Animal had escaped its enclosure on the final day of a feria

If you have not yet made your French tax declaration for 2018 income time is running out – the deadline for paper forms is in three days and the first deadline for online declaration is in eight days’ time.

Officers in one town will test two specially designed trottinettes for three months 

A bus driver is expected to be recognised for his bravery this week after rushing out of his bus to stop a young girl being seized by an aggressor as she rode her scooter along the pavement.

French airports have been classed as among the worst in the world, with Paris-Orly taking 126th place on the list of 132 global airports, and Roissy-Charles de Gaulle taking 121st place.

Homeowners in France are warned to be alert to poor quality home improvement work by unqualified builders - especially for low-cost, energy-saving wall insulation - which can lead to expensive repairs.