French news

Study reveals France is one of Europe's top three countries for antibiotic use

The city of Paris council has voted to ban the authorisation of circuses that use wild animals, from the end of 2020.

Scientists are investigating whether a 5.4 magnitude earthquake that hit France last week may have been caused by human quarrying activity.

More than 28,000 people came out to march across France this weekend to mark the first anniversary of the gilets jaunes movement, with the event marred by violence and unrest in some areas.

A British man living in Brittany is standing for election in the UK prime minister’s constituency to highlight the problem of millions of Britons abroad excluded from the general election vote.

The amount of snow which fell in the departments of Drôme, Ardèche and Isère, surprised residents, many of whom were stuck in the cars for hours – and many claimed the situation was not managed quickly enough by the authorities.

New video images have been released showing Sorita - a female brown bear released into the Béarn in the French Pyrenees last year - to be in good health, scratching her back, and perhaps even expecting cubs.

Appeals on social media call on activists to join demonstrations to mark a year of the movement - and there are plenty more protests in store ahead of the pension reform strike on December 5

Ten men suspected of robbing €3.5 million worth of goods from lorries travelling at up to 90kph on motorways across France have been arrested, with police calling the thieves “acrobats and artists”.

A man has died, more than 300,000 homes are without electricity, and roads and train lines remain obstructed after heavy snowfall in southeast France.

Christmas appears to have come early for ski professionals - and it's a white one...

The outgoing European Council president has made a forthright speech in which he gave frank views on Brexit and on President Macron, whom he both praised and criticised.

Striking staff march in Paris in protest over low pay and relentless pressure in emergency departments

Early cold snap brings first bite of winter, with snow, ice, rain and flooding all forecast

Fast food giant Burger King has no plans to bring its newly-launched meat-free “Rebel” burger to France, and will instead focus on higher-end meat options for the time being, it has said.

Any Britons in France intending to vote in the coming British general election by proxy have in some cases less than two weeks to apply for this.