-
How to buy and cook fish in France
Laura Washburn Hutton reveals selection tips and provides recipe ideas
-
French ‘flying man’ Franky Zapata crashes during Channel-crossing attempt on air scooter
He was trying to make a return journey between France and England using his latest invention
-
Paris plane tries to land four times at Nice and fails due to weather
The Air France flight ended up landing at Marseille airport
Independent winegrowers welcome glyphosate challenge
President calls on France's winemakers to stop using herbicide within three years

More than 40% of independent vineyards in France do not use glyphosate, it has been claimed, after President Emmanuel Macron called on the country's winegrowers to become the first in the world to ditch the controversial herbicide in three years.
Jean-Marie Fabre, secretary general of the vignerons indépendants de France association, welcomed Mr Macron's announcement at the Salon de l'agriculture in Paris on Saturday and told Franceinfo that 41% of independent winegrowers are already certified organic or equivalent, and another 40% are in the process of being certified.
But he also had a warning: "We must also be cautious about the percentages of companies that today, for many reasons - technical or agronomic constraints - may not be able to move to zero glyphosate within three years.
"We must pay attention to their constraints, we must understand them and allow them to succeed in this ecological transition, including through the certification process."
He added: "This transition and certification in organic and high environmental value is a plus and I am sure that ... we will be able to achieve this great ambition."
Stay informed:
Sign up to our free weekly e-newsletter
Subscribe to access all our online articles and receive our printed monthly newspaper The Connexion at your home. News analysis, features and practical help for English-speakers in France