French education minister did not lie - ‘reality proved her wrong’ Statement over her son’s schooling echoes the ‘alternative facts’ phrase from the US Trump administration
Miss France beauty pageant organiser Geneviève de Fontenay dies at 90 She helped run the contest from 1954 to 2010 and was previously interviewed by The Connexion on a visit to Nice
Man who lived at Paris airport for 18 years dies there The Iranian refugee Mehran Karimi Nasseri arrived at Roissy Paris Charles de Gaulle in 1988 and died there of natural causes yesterday French cartoonist that inspired George Lucas’ Star Wars dies Stars pay tribute after French designer Thierry Mugler dies aged 73 La Fronde: France’s first newspaper run entirely by women
French industrial designer who ‘designed the American dream’ Connexion's Samantha David tells the trans-Atlantic story of industrial design pioneer Raymond Loewy
'Growing old is a pleasure and brings unexpected freedom' Connexion's Jane Hanks interviews 77-year-old journalist, former magazine owner and author Perla Servan-Schreiber
The true history of star astrologer Nostradamus The works of the world’s favourite astrologer, Nostradamus, are more popular than ever. What has he got to tell us and why should we believe him?
Winston Churchill’s passion for painting in France Samantha David talks to author Paul Rafferty on his new book about Winston Churchill's lesser-known passion for painting
Genius of French funnyman Jacques Tati never grows old As a new book sings the praises of funnyman Jacques Tati, The Connexion examines his influence and how it lives on
Making a success of a French restaurant in 2020 ‘Young apprentices do not know the basics anymore’ Adrien Descouls was semi-finalist in the M6 reality show Top Chef in 2018.
From a galaxy far, far away to France C-3PO in Star Wars speaks ‘six million’ languages but ANTHONY DANIELS, who has played the role for 40 years, tells The Connexion he has ‘adequate’ French
Jean genies resurrect French family clothing business The Connexion discovers how modern mores helped to save a company founded in the 19th century, all in ethical fashion
French midwife with tales of the unexpected to tell Sylvie Coché estimates she has helped deliver more than 10,000 babies in her career. There’s no wonder she had a few stories to tell in her book
Omar Sy to play France’s gentleman thief on TV French actor Omar Sy, well known for the 2011 hit film Intouchables, is to play the gentleman thief Arsène Lupin in a new Netflix series. David Bowie's French fans welcome Paris street plan Chirac: France confirms day of national mourning See inside: Obama family’s luxury villa in France
Drivers risk €35 fine at new pedestrian buffer zones Drivers in France now face a €35 fine if their vehicle strays into new “buffer zones” in front of pedestrian road crossings, which may now be introduced by local mayors. Our Valentine’s day story: “I met my wife in Paris” Paris street artist paints over ‘cowardly’ swastika 5th Republic poll: Mitterrand ‘best’ French President ‘I was helping pack away wool when I was about five’ François Hollande was funny, but he was rubbish
Brigitte Macron welcomes Angelina Jolie to Elysée Brigitte Macron, wife of President Emmanuel Macron, has welcomed US actress and activist Angelina Jolie at the Elysée Palace, for talks including the topics of women’s education and violence against women.