Arms race big shots

Temperatures to fall, rain arrives: French weekly weather forecast September 7 - 11

Wet weather to move in from the north on Tuesday

French hunting season 2026-27: opening dates by department

Organised hunts are set locally and Sundays tend to be the busiest day

Recipe: courgette gratin with fresh herbs and goat’s cheese

Make this easy French-style gratin with fresh herbs and nutmeg, baked until golden and bubbling

First scallop shell road opens in Calvados

Crushed scallop shells used to replace some cement, cutting carbon emissions from road construction

Lyon to include heat checks in home fitness tests

City plans to treat dangerously hot homes as unfit for habitation, giving tenants new protections against heatwave overheating

Union calls for mass public-sector strike on September 29 - how you could be affected

‘Enough is enough!’ easyJet pilots’ union calls two-day strike for September

The announcement follows last month’s cabin crew strike, which led to nearly 100 flight cancellations