Coronavirus: Daily updates on the situation in FranceHow many recorded new cases are there? Can I travel to France? Is France easing restrictions? How is the vaccination campaign progressing? We explain
Over 25% of items bought online are dangerous, French authority findsAn assessment of 450 products was carried out between 2018 to 2021. Items that were deemed dangerous include children’s toys and electronics
Emmy award for French company whose tech was used in Game of ThronesGolaem’s innovative tools allow artists to create and manipulate large computer-generated crowds and have been used in over 300 productions
Online map shows which French cities may be submerged by sea in futureThe tool calculates the effects of climate change on the environment and shows areas of cities such as Calais, Dunkirk, Bordeaux and Nice under water
Covid-19: Rules for travel to and from FranceWe look at rules for people entering France from the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, South Africa and the rest of the EU, as well as what travellers leaving France for those same countries are required to do
France-UK travel: Cheaper Covid ‘day two’ tests to begin October 24The UK has announced the date when lateral flow tests will be permitted for those arriving from France
US announces border opening date for vaccinated EU and UK visitors November 8 will mark the end of a travel ban first introduced at the beginning of the Covid pandemic
Which products are – or could be – hit by stock shortages in France?Clothes, shoes, Christmas toys, electronics, furniture, bikes, and paper are among products on the list – and price increases are expected for several food items
Search intensifies for ‘big cat’ spotted near villages in north France“We are not sure that it is a lion or lioness,” said the gendarmerie, “but it is certainly a ‘big cat’.
French ski resorts boost as ‘this winter, we’re open’ slogan launchesUse of the Covid health pass for ski lifts has not been completely ruled out but is looking less likely, a situation welcomed in particular by smaller stations
Do people in France really work less than in other countries?President Macron said so in a speech this week, but the figures paint a more complicated picture - and what about productivity?
Can British visitors apply for a six-month French visa every year?Post-Brexit, it is no longer possible to come for a six-month visit without formalities
Ile-de-France starts phasing out paper Paris Métro ticketsTen-ticket carnets will no longer be available to buy from March 2022, as the regional public transport operator encourages passengers to opt instead for Navigo cards and smartphone passes
Fan who caused Tour de France rider pile-up with sign appears in courtLawyers have called for a four-month suspended prison sentence for the 31-year-old Breton woman. They say they want her case to serve as an example so it never happens again
France set to send out millions more driving fines after Covid lullNumbers of fine and point withdrawal letters had dropped due to the pandemic but this is not expected to last. What are the rules for drivers who have foreign licences?
French vaccines and UK contact cases: ‘it’s absurd we must quarantine’People vaccinated abroad against Covid are not viewed as fully vaccinated for NHS contact tracing purposes. Dozens of readers report having to self-isolate over this
French court orders government to honour its climate promisesThe court condemned the state for failing to meet its pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and gave it until December next year to rectify the situation
Covid tests in France: Who has to pay from today and how much?Prices range from around €20 for rapid antigen tests to closer to around €45 for PCR tests for people who are not vaccinated and do not have a medical prescription
Tour de France 2022 route revealed: will it pass near you in France?The race will move from Dunkirk across the Vosges, Alps and Pyrenees, after beginning in Copenhagen - and 2022 also sees the return of the women’s ‘Tour’
Dogs trained to sniff out water leaks in FranceThe water network is trialling the idea. Handlers train German Shepherd dogs to sniff out serious leaks of underground pipes from the surface and make it a ‘game’ for them
What are post-Brexit rules for moving items from a French house to UK?As with French customs rules on moving items from the UK to France, the UK’s HMRC now has requirements when people move from France to the UK
Ban on traditional bird hunts with nets and cages overturned in FranceThe controversial practices had been suspended in August. Bird welfare groups say they will fight this new change
