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Crowds flock to see ‘magic horse’ from Paris 2024 Opening Ceremony

35,000 tickets sold out within hours as fans seek to hold on to Olympic joy

Paris-Pau low-cost air route ending due to lack of passengers

Number of passengers using service plummets after Covid pandemic

Paris zinc roof workers explain what makes their work so special

Roofers help maintain Paris’ unique skyline and may soon be on Unesco list

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Tickets for Paris public transport services to return to pre-Olympic levels

Temporary price hikes, including for direct Paris airport buses, helped pay for additional services during Games

Paris mayor confirms plans to reduce speed limit to 50km/h on city ring road

The reduction from 70 km/h is not supported by the government but the mairie says it is needed to reduce pollution on the périphérique

Paris zinc roofers selected for Unesco heritage nomination

They hope to join baguette making, Breton dancing, and lacers on the list

Storms to batter south-west France and Paris on Thursday evening

Weather alerts have been raised in more than 50 departments for August 30 by Météo France

What will be the legacy of the Paris Olympics?

Will the Paris Games herald a new era of equality, environmental consideration and less waste?

Rare images show how newspapers reported Liberation of Paris in August 1944

One shows food arriving at the starving city from Yorkshire in the UK with a truck marked ‘Churchill’s grub’

The Liberation of Paris: 'History fluctuates with the changing times'

Historian Christian Chevandier tells The Connexion how the victory is perceived in France

Paris marks 80th anniversary of Liberation

A look at how events unfolded and how city will remember the day it 'freed itself' from Nazism

Teachers picket elite Paris school due to tuition fee U-turn

The prestigious €39,000-a-year American School of Paris withdrew free schooling for the families of staff

When will Paris metro tickets return to pre-Olympic prices?

The ticket price increased from the usual €2.15 per single journey to €4 because of the Olympics and Paralympics

See: Paris Paralympics dates and event schedule

The Games will be shared between 18 venues around the French capital from August 28

Global praise as Paris Olympics close with ‘Golden Voyager’ character

The character paid homage to the founding of the modern Olympics, and looked ahead to the future

Paris taxi drivers demand payout for disruption during Olympics

They argue the Games have been a ‘great disappointment’, but transport chiefs say the systems are working well

MAP: see where property prices have dropped the most in Paris

Drops of around 10% (up to €1,100 less per m2 in real terms) have been seen in several arrondissements. Only one has not seen a significant drop

French equestrian team honours late rider in Olympic silver medal win

‘This medal is also for her. There were three of us today,’ said the rider who won silver on the late Thaïs Meheust’s horse

‘Drag queen’ scene: Paris Olympic organisers ‘sorry’ if caused offence

A scene during the opening ceremony was thought by some people be a ‘disrespectful’ depiction of The Last Supper painting featuring Christ. Others say it was actually based on Greek gods

Tickets, access: how to visit spectacular Olympic ‘flying cauldron’

There are 10,000 free tickets available to see the balloon, which holds the first-ever fully-electric Olympic ‘flame’

Paris Olympics 2024: Updating medal table of who has won gold, silver or bronze

Check out the latest medal tallies in our dynamic table

In pictures: Advance ‘images’ of opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics

Dancer on a roof, colourful giant balloons over the Seine, cyclists in the air - see what has been released

6 non-sporty things to look out for at the Paris Olympics

Keep your eye out for everything from elaborate outfits to cardboard beds

5 questions about the Paris Olympic QR codes

Why, when and where do you need to show the code during the Games?

What is now known about Paris Olympics’ opening ceremony on Friday

Route, tickets, weather, a clever start time - we look at plans for this historic event

Qantas launches direct Paris to Australia flight

The flight takes 17 hours to Perth and is the first Paris Qantas route for almost two decades

Photo: Paris mayor keeps her pledge and goes for a swim in Seine

Athletes will compete in the river during several events of the Olympic Games

No sharks…but a crocodile, snake and piranha: animals found in Seine

The Paris mayor has kept her pledge to swim in the river ahead of the Olympics…but we look at some of the exotic creatures that have been found in its waters in recent years

Act now to buy Paris transport tickets before prices rise for Olympics

See the imminent price increases and how you can save

Metro signs get pink makeover for Paris Olympics

Distinctive pink signage with multilingual directions now guides visitors to Olympic venues, amidst a backdrop of increased advertising and public resistance to it

Uber launches free one-hour cruises on Seine this summer

The service comes ahead of the Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony taking place on the river later this month

Are tickets for Paris Olympics or Paralympics still available?

There is still time to grab tickets to this summer’s most exciting sporting events

Smashing it: Colombian-born Piñata maker brings joy to French children

Her unique studio lights up central Paris with a Latin American tradition

Airbnb in Paris: Supply outstrips demand during Olympics

Cheap stays are still available only one month before the Games begin

Notre-Dame de Paris to reopen in December: what changes are planned?

From timed visits to a new designer wardrobe for the priests

Paris police investigate claim British tourist sexually assaulted

The young woman was found alone and in distress outside Châtelet-les-Halles

Verdict in Brigitte Macron's transgender libel trial due in autumn

Two women repeatedly claimed that the president's wife was actually her own brother

France’s A13 Paris to Normandy motorway to reopen next week

A stretch of the road was closed in April when cracks were discovered on a viaduct. It will open in two phases in time for the start of Olympic Games

New UK flights announced for Lyon and Paris

They will connect France with the north-east of England

French air traffic controllers' strike called off due to election

‘We do not want to mix our politics with national politics’, says union representative

Arrests and suspected Russian link over coffins left by Eiffel Tower

The five coffins were draped in French flags

Strike action to hit Paris airports and trains on May 21

Transport unions in capital demand better Olympic bonuses

How can I avoid high transport ticket costs during Paris 2024 Olympics?

Prices of some transport will be doubled during the Games

PHOTOS: See ideas from Paris' 123rd annual inventors’ contest

The ballpoint pen and the potato masher are among previous inventions shown at the Concours Lépine - which will win this year?

Why tens of thousands of people in France protested on May 1

The demonstrations saw clashes with police and several officers injured

Picnic in Paris? Chance to join huge meal on Champs-Elysees

The event could even be record-breaking. You can now apply for your chance to take part

Blades of Paris Moulin Rouge cabaret club mysteriously fall off

It was not a windy night and the blades are checked regularly, say managers

A13 French motorway near Paris closed until at least May 1

Further tests must be carried out before repairs can begin. Traffic jams reached 400km long around Paris on Monday

Update: France’s A13 motorway closed for days, huge traffic jams

Crack in road has already damaged drainage apparatus of motorway

Tunnel several metres long found by chance being dug near Paris prison

The tunnel contained bags of rubble and even a bed

PHOTOS: Waiters and waitresses with trays race through Paris again

Competitors completed a two-kilometre track holding full trays of drinks and food

Why emergency alerts are being sent to mobile phones in Paris

First trial of government alert system is being conducted by police

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

Parisians vote to triple parking fees for visitors in SUVs

The city’s mayor called the result ‘a clear choice from Parisians’ to fight pollution and improve road safety - but less than 6% of eligible people voted

SUV drivers set to pay much more to park in Paris

The Mairie is set to vote on the issue next month, following similar rules in Lyon and Bordeaux

What are the rules on having a chimney fire in France?

Location can impact the use of chimneys in a home

Paris to have street named after David Bowie (even though UK does not)

The iconic name will be formally unveiled next week

Two Americans moved to France 50 years apart - what has changed?

We speak to two US natives now living in Paris about their expatriate experience

Men ‘paid to alert illegal taxis about controls at Paris airport’

The three allegedly spied on and even threatened officers, helping unregulated taxi drivers to charge extortionate fees to tourists

France and the US to host major impressionist art tour

Paintings to mark the 150th anniversary of the movement will be loaned to 34 sites in France and an exhibition is also heading to Washington

Flights cancelled as strike set to hit several French airports

Paris-Orly, Brest, Lyon, Poitiers and Lille among those affected by 24-hour air traffic controller protest on Monday

New Paris metro stop ‘Serge Gainsbourg’ must be renamed, says petition

Opponents say it will send out the wrong message due to his behaviour, including admitting to domestic violence and singing with his daughter, 13, about incest

Jean-Michel Jarre to perform for 400 years of Palace of Versailles

The concert will be shown on French TV but will also be available to watch in the metaverse

Three injured as small plane forced to land near flats in Paris suburb

The emergency landing was a result of suspected engine failure

Paris plans to reduce speed limit on outer ring road from 70 to 50km/h

The move aims to reduce environmental and noise pollution

Last ‘grand stage’ of Paris Olympic tickets to go on sale next week

Tickets will be sold on first-come first-served basis, prices start from €24

First stereotype busting event for older people being held in Paris

The aim of the event to give a voice to retirees

Eggs from chickens in private greater Paris gardens not to be eaten

Regular consumption could cause an increased risk of developing health effects

Napoleon’s bicorne hat sells for €1.9m at French auction

The sale broke the previous world record for one of his iconic hats, ahead of the release of Ridley Scott’s new film about the emperor's life this week

Paris to hold vote on whether SUVs should pay more for parking

The proposal is the mayor’s latest move against large, pollution vehicles - but opponents have called it a ‘diversion’ tactic

Paris chapel named one of best hidden secrets in tourist poll

The monument on the Ile de la Cité dates back to the thirteenth century

182,000 march against antisemitism across France

This is the largest such demonstration for more than three decades

Serge Gainsbourg’s untouched Paris home open to public - two at a time

Staggered tours show the house as it was the day he died with a recorded commentary from his daughter Charlotte

Painting destined for the bin ends up at Louvre and valued at €24m

It is being hailed as a ‘crucial milestone’ in the history of art and will have an exhibition dedicated to it

Paris waxwork of American actor remade as first was ‘too white’

A second version of the controversial waxwork is to be unveiled today. The US actor has reposted a video of a comedian complaining: ‘you turned The Rock into a pebble’