French news

UK-based pilots of the low-cost airline Ryanair have voted for strike action in August and September, with some flights to and from France at risk of being affected by delays or cancellations.

'Locally violent' storms expected from early afternoon in a band from northeast to southwest France

A French supermarket that is set to use only automatic cashier tills on Sunday afternoons is causing controversy, and been accused of ushering in a “dehumanised society”.

Tourism in France has strongly recovered from a difficult start to the year, which saw a drop in visitors at the peak of the gilets jaunes protests, new figures have shown today.

Numerous departments have several alerts

One in four flights suffers delays at Paris's main airport

Tribute to one long-time mayor who died after being run over by a van after he stopped its occupants dumping rubble

Residents in the Gard department (Occitanie) have been bringing food, water and coffee to local firefighters who have been battling wildfires in the area for a week.

Rural areas in France are still suffering from poor public transport links, MPs have said this week as a report on the subject appears to confirm their complaints.

Six departments in France are still on orange alert - the second-most severe level - for storms today (Wednesday August 7) as Météo France warns residents to be especially vigilant.