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Hiker airlifted to hospital after being attacked by cow in Pyrénées
Man was gorged by cow’s horn and taken to hospital in Spain
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Protesting taxi drivers threaten to block Paris airports
Strike action poised to continue as drivers and government fail to find solution over hospital transport fees
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French state partially responsible for jogger’s death from green algae on Brittany beach
Green algae can be toxic and has also been linked to the deaths of several animals near to the beach
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.

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.