French news

An elderly British woman has told Connexion how she found herself alone in France after her husband died earlier this year, and her daughter in the US is unable to get to her due to the Covid-19 travel restrictions.

Ragweed pollen allergies cost the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region tens of millions of euros per year, and it is spreading further into France. But what is this disruptive plant?

Since July 20 masks have been mandatory in all enclosed public spaces in France, but now some towns are making them mandatory outside too.

A third of people in France admit to throwing waste out of car windows while on the motorway, says a new poll, as motorway firm Vinci Autoroutes launches an anti-littering campaign ahead of a busy driving weekend.

The launch of the official website for Britons to apply for residency cards has been delayed to October 1 to allow prefectures to deal with a backlog of applications from other third-country citizens whose cards expired during confinement.

Thirteen departments in France are on orange heatwave alert today, with temperatures of up to 41°C expected, as authorities warn of a risk of storms, and also forest fires after wildfire destroyed 100 hectares.

A brother-and-sister-led railway co-operative plans to reopen a direct Bordeaux to Lyon passenger line with ticket prices at €38, the cost of a car-share trip between the two cities.

The price of fresh fruit from conventional (non-organic) agriculture has increased 17% compared to last year, with the global pandemic partly, but not entirely, to blame, says a new report.

France’s health minister has said that the country is not entering a second wave, despite flare ups of Covid-19 around the country

An attempt to fast-track a ruling on the legality of a decree allowing travel companies to issue vouchers for holidays cancelled due to coronavirus has been rejected by France’s top administrative court.