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Covid-19 cases expected to spike in France this summer
The spring booster vaccination campaign is still underway after being extended due to low uptake
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Video: French police play ‘Titanic’ theme while driving through flooded street in Paris
Fun reaction to storm attracts millions of viewers on social media
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Ski resort in French Alps to close due to lack of snow and funding cuts
Local officials have announced the closure of the Alpe du Grand Serre station in Isère, halting plans to keep it open year-round
28 breeding pairs of rare French tortoise stolen
Thieves have stolen 56 tortue d’Hermann tortoises - 28 breeding pairs - from a Corsica zoo but it is not known if they will be trafficked or freed.

With its black and yellow shell, it is France’s only land tortoise. It is now found only in Var and Corsica and is on the red list of vulnerable species.