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Funeral held in Normandy for last Native American soldier to survive D-Day landings
Charles Norman Shay was among first to land on Omaha beach and a recipient of Silver Star and Legion of Honour medals
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Visual: how healthy do French people think they are?
Progress in smoking rates but more than one in five people polled say they feel they drink excessively
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Lost cat reunited with French family after 11 years thanks to identification tattoo
Shelter discovered injured elderly cat had identification tattoo which helped to track down previous owners
10.2m visitors set record for Le Louvre
The Louvre museum in Paris broke its visitor numbers record in 2018, with 10.2 million over the year - a rise of 25% compared to 2017.
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Museum president Jean-Luc Martinez said that a music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, shot at the museum, and the opening of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi had boosted its reputation.
