Eight scams doing the rounds this summer in France Summer travel means one thing: More scammers, especially on the roads and at transport hubs. Here are tips to avoid falling victim
French postman took 13,000 letters home after failing to deliver ‘The accused admitted to storing mail that he had not delivered’, the prosecutor has said
Foreign driver’s family expelled from France over farmer’s death The husband remains in France awaiting trial, but his wife and three children have been deported
news Seven die, including children, in fire at flats in Nice - arson suspected People wearing balaclavas were spotted near the building at the time of blaze. Victims are reported to be from the same family
Bayonne festival: man, 58, dies after being punched It follows a row, which broke out on a bus, between two attendees
3 shot dead by neighbour at village birthday party in central France Man with no prior criminal record opened fire before reportedly turning gun on himself
New French MP is first to be ‘fiché-S’: what does this mean? The status is often associated with terrorism, and the MP’s critics have said he ‘has no place’ in the Assemblée - but the real picture is more nuanced
Alert over rise in dangerous synthetic opioids in France The drugs, which are 500 times stronger than heroin, have already caused two deaths in France and dozens across Europe
Mystery surrounds British tourist found with chest wounds in Marseille The 20-year-old was reportedly discovered by joggers on Tuesday
Watch out for cybercrooks who pretend to be French anti-fraud officers Criminals are trying to scam the very agency responsible for catching scammers
Higher fines for drivers who dump rubbish in wild in France Fines can vary from €150 to €1,500 depending on the waste and location
Woman and daughters tricked French heiress out of fortune, court hears She inherited €11m but is now working as a waitress
France grapples with summer boom in burglaries People are advised to join police home-monitoring scheme when going on holiday
Why police custody rules must change in France Critics say the changes will ‘damage investigations’ but proponents say it will make ‘statements taken from people in custody more solid’ British driver given €1m fine for transporting drugs through France New way to check if a website or email is fraudulent in France Paris Olympics ticket scams: 338 websites identified for resale fraud
Warning to drivers as parking meter scam back doing rounds in France How to avoid falling victim to the fraud, which involves stealing your credit card Briton with £163,000 cash in van has French jail sentence overturned Alert over Wangiri telephone scams in France: What is this? ‘How I was duped by French conman who claimed he was British MI6 spy’ New DNA tests ordered in quadruple British murder case in Alps ‘Incel’ man arrested on suspicion of planning mass murder in Bordeaux
British driver who killed French teenager tested positive for cannabis The 36-year-old could face up to three years in prison
Warning for drivers in France as car number plate fraud on rise We look at what to do if you become a victim
Police ID checks in France and foreign documents explained Many visitors from the UK and US are unfamiliar with the concept of identity checks
Computer scam catches 1,700 victims in France - how to avoid it The scam starts with an email, and ends with a fraudulent subscription
American on Interpol’s wanted list found during routine check in France He is accused of sexually assaulting a student at a Pennsylvania college in 2013
EXPLAINED: Why France has declared state of emergency in New Caledonia Three people have been killed in riots since the start of the week
Hunt for escaped French prisoner: Interpol issues ‘red notice’ alert ‘Unprecedented international cooperation and judicial police resources’ have been mobilised, the interior minister says
TGV fatal derailment in France: year suspended jail term for driver ‘This accident was the result of failure across the board,’ the prosecutor summarised in court
Two killed as prison van ambushed on French motorway, inmate on run 200 gendarmes have been mobilised to search for the prisoner who is reported to be the head of drug smuggling network and accused of attempted murder
Trend for entering empty properties in France and taking photos It is not illegal so long as the owner does not voice opposition and the person entering does not break anything to get in
Drunk Briton on wrong side of French road seriously injures student ‘French law cannot withdraw a foreign driving licence,’ said the examining magistrate
Stay alert: French tax officials show examples of tax fraud emails Familiarising yourself with scam emails is one way of avoiding falling victim
Drivers at risk as trend for road sign thefts grows in France This ‘extremely stupid act could have serious and irreversible consequences’ says one mayor
Double number of murders in France than UK: where and why? We also look at how the statistics compare with data from America
Drunk Briton arrested over ‘shameful display’ in French museum The 70-year old is accused of causing scandal with indecent exposure, racist insults and a very public bowel movement
French teenager suspected of plotting terrorist act at Paris Olympics The 16-year-old had ‘pledged allegiance’ to Islamic State and has admitted his plans
MAP: where and why are there curfews in France? Who is affected? A fifth commune in the south has banned young people from wandering the streets at night
How safe are purchases on French classified websites? Leboncoin is France’s second most-visited website - but is also a hunting ground for scammers
Cable theft leaves French village cut off from internet and phone Thieves target the valuable copper inside the wire. Such thefts are on the rise
Man ‘plotted to kill’ osteopath who left him disabled in France The man, who suffered irreversible damage to his spinal cord, is accused of hiring hitmen to engineer a ‘revenge’ killing
‘Smishing’: Warning over this common scamming trick in France It comes as 15-year-old is arrested near Bordeaux on suspicion of using this way of scamming to spend €12,000 of victims’ money on online shopping goods
Scammers fleece drivers who break down on French roads out of €3,000 These ‘breakdown pirates’ are becoming more common. Here is how to avoid falling victim
Briton found with £163,000 cash in van to appeal French jail sentence The 76-year-old was preparing to take a ferry to the UK and claims he was unaware of the contents of the packages that sniffer dogs discovered
Death of Emile, 2: what is known about new bone found in Alps hamlet? Additional searches have been carried out after Emile’s clothes and skull were found
Man suspected of killing family reported to be at French convent Sightings of the suspect come in regularly with the latest being taken seriously and police running DNA tests
Emile, 2: skull shows animal bite marks, says French prosecutor New questions have been raised on the bone analysis, discovery of the boy’s clothes and why the remains were only found now if the area had already been searched
Bones found of Emile, 2: What French police say and what happens now Investigations are focusing on the weather and detailed analysis of the soil near where the bones were found
Marineland in south of France again criticised over new whale death An animal welfare association has filed a legal complaint but the park denies it keeps orcas in poor conditions
Why police reconstruction in Alps village where boy, 2, went missing? Investigators are focusing on witness statements, but the family’s lawyer has questioned why it is happening now
Bones of Emile, 2, found in area already searched near Alps hamlet A hiker made the discovery and took the partial remains to a police station
Number plate fraud: thousands of drivers a year fall victim in France Fraudsters use fake plates to rack up speeding and parking fines which are then sent to car’s real owner
French mayor arrested for corruption after clairvoyant tricked him In the bizarre case, the mayor said he believed the woman was ‘gifted with supernatural powers’
Phone thief on Paris train caught when passengers call and hear ring The thief continued to deny it was him but the phone was ringing in his pocket
Fears of ‘mad pyromaniac’ burning cars and trees in chic area of Nice Investigators suspect the perpetrator to be ‘an isolated individual not in full possession of his faculties’
PHOTOS: France’s 3 most wanted criminals still on the run They are among 58 of Europe’s most dangerous fugitives
American with false passport convicted of rape in south of France He was sentenced to 13 years by a court in Nice
Survivalist arrested over booby trap home full of bombs in France It took police two days to find all 56 explosive devices
Drivers crash after teens drop concrete blocks onto French motorway The four accused perpetrators have now appeared in court
Neighbour murdered Briton in France after she asked to borrow tape The 67-year-old had moved to France in 2016 and was ‘living her dream’
Missing boy, 2, could possibly still be alive, say French gendarmes A full-time team of 20 investigators is still looking at ‘all possible leads’
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How to make a police complaint by video link from your home in France Scheme allows most crimes to be reported online. It will roll out nationally this year
Burglaries in rural France: areas most at risk and tips to avoid Break-ins increased by 3% nationally in 2023 - but the rate is up to 20% higher in certain countryside areas
SEE: 2023 police crime figures for France Cases of homicide, sexual assault, burglary and vehicle theft increased while those of unarmed theft and unarmed violent crime dropped
French renovation firms invented ‘norms’ to con homeowners into work Victims lost an average of €8,000 but some lost much more
Watchdog takes action over banned treatment of French mineral water “Nobody, not even a multinational like Nestlé, is above the law,” it says
Rise in ‘home-jackings’ in France: culprits trick way into houses A spate of high-profile cases has drawn attention to the phenomenon over the past year
Student receives €7,000 in train fines after identity theft in France The 20-year-old said he has to prove he was not on the train in each of the 30 plus cases
Big rise in car thefts in France: these are the models most stolen Some of the country’s best selling cars are among those most likely to be taken, with three regions particularly affected
How to avoid falling victim to ‘false bank advisor’ scams in France These types of scams have ‘exploded’ in recent years, says a cybersecurity expert
Police search for man pushing over-60s into lake in France Three people were pushed into 10C water by an unidentified attacker in separate incidents
Appeal for help to find missing boy, 9, in south-west France Helicopters are searching for him. His school bag and phone has been found in a ditch
French marketing firm to pay out €324m over role in US opioid crisis The settlement is the first for a marketing company linked to the crisis, which has killed hundreds of thousands of people
New national burglary figures: How does your area of France fare? The newly-released data shows a rise in burglaries and most types of crime - although rates vary and are decreasing in some areas
Drivers who pushed over cyclists ‘for fun’ in France sentenced The men drove up alongside cyclists and hit them in a bid to unbalance their bikes
Hunt for missing boy, 2, from French hamlet focuses on motorway toll Investigators are cross-referencing 50,000 CCTV images with phone records in the latest on the case
Firewood scam: Three sentenced for €100,000 website fraud in France The scammers stole €30,000 on a single website alone, and took advantage of a firewood shortage to trick customers with too-good-to-be-true offers
Boy, 2, missing in French hamlet: Where is inquiry six months on? Investigations are continuing into the child’s sudden disappearance in the tiny mountain community