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Far-Right makes makes electoral come-back across France

 

Marine Le Pen's Front National is now the third major force in French politics after large gains in the first round of municipal elections

24 Mar 2014

Thieves hit Colette concept store in Paris

Two masked robbers wielding a gun and an axe stole £500,842 worth of goods from the iconic Paris store on March 22

24 Mar 2014

Far-Right Front National makes historic gains in French municipal elections

 

Marine Le Pen's FN expected to make the second round run-off in up to 200 towns while ruling Socialists likely to clinch all-female duel in Paris and the opposition centre-Right to keep Marseille.

23 Mar 2014

Wolf hunt returns to France: 360 degree view

 

360 degree photograph captures the wild, rugged landscape of Caussols in the Alpine foothills of Provence, where a government wolf plan means 24 individuals can be culled each year

22 Mar 2014

Hunting wolves in the French wilderness

 

Video French farmers take on wolf in a hunt through the snow of Provence, as a sharp rise in attacks on their sheep is "threatening their pastoral way of life"

22 Mar 2014

The wolf hunt returns to France as species makes a European comeback

Conservation groups furious as government allows limited hunting of protected grey wolf amid rise in attacks on farm animals

22 Mar 2014

Schumacher has 'lost 25 per cent' of body weight

F1 champion has shrunk down to just eight stone after three months in a coma, according to reports

21 Mar 2014

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France's Hollande hits back at Sarkozy for 'Stasi' attack

France is no dictatorship, says President François Hollande in response to Sarkozy's angry open letter in which he likens investigating magistrates who tapped his phone conversations to the Stasi police

21 Mar 2014

Scenes of 'sublime heroism' as Titanic sank revealed in letters

Translated letters from Titanic survivor Rose Amelie Icard, a French maid, dramatically evoke her experience as she fled the sinking ship

21 Mar 2014

Malaysia Airlines MH370: Air France investigator warns of 'colossal' task

Expert led a two-year French hunt for Air France 447 that crashed into the Atlantic in 2001 warns investigators face 'colossal' task with far less clues than those leading him to the black boxes

20 Mar 2014

Patriot buys only made-in-France products for 10 months

Benjamin Carle learns just how hard it is to go 100 per cent French in the 21st century

19 Mar 2014

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'Michelin revoked my star because of insect menu'

Chef at Nice restaurant says he was docked Michelin star by food guide, which could not swallow his menu based on insects and worms

18 Mar 2014

Paris orders drivers with even number plates off the road

A one-day scheme to cut air pollution in Paris has been deemed a success, as police hand out 4,000 fines to enforce a scheme to cut traffic following five days of smog

17 Mar 2014

Cavemen's 'rock' music makes a comeback

Music French National Orchestra concerts will show off prehistoric stone chimes, known as lithophones, used to make music by cave dwellers

17 Mar 2014

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Paris pollution prompts car ban

Pollution particulates in the air exceeded safe levels for five days running in the capital and surrounding areas

16 Mar 2014

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Schumacher family 'won’t be discouraged'

Michael Schumacher's family refuse to give up on former F1 star as he remains in coma despite doctors reducing his sedative dose

16 Mar 2014

The Aga Khan and the '£50million’ divorce

The spiritual leader of 12 million Ismaili Muslims ends second marriage with a reported £50m settlement

15 Mar 2014

Rwandan ex-intel chief found guilty in France's first-ever genocide trial

Critics say France was too supportive of Rwandan government and for too long turned a blind eye to the genocide

14 Mar 2014

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Smog forces Paris to offer free public transport

Paris and several French cities make public transport free to tackle toxic smog at 'dangerous' levels due to unseasonably warm and still weather and cool nights

14 Mar 2014

Hollande ex-minister 'hid £2 million in Isle of Man'

New reports alleging Jerome Cahuzac held another foreign account further embarrasses the French premier and prompt investigation in Britain, according to reports

13 Mar 2014

Dominique de Villepin pay-off: French foreign ministry refuses to confirm he repaid money

The French foreign ministry refuses to confirm former prime minister'ss claim that he repaid back a €100,000 retirement golden handshake

12 Mar 2014

Dominique de Villepin received €100,000 from government for day's work

EXCLUSIVE: French diplomatic sources say former French Prime Minister was invited back for a day's diplomatic service after 20 years off the job to qualify for a windfall in retirement pay

11 Mar 2014

Paris beats London...says France

France’s regional tourism body has declared Paris has knocked London off the top spot for the world’s most popular city

11 Mar 2014

Chicken farmers threaten lawsuit over porn film

Prestigious chicken farmers in Loué, central France, are appalled at a porn film shot in their village, saying it is bad for their posh poultry brand image

11 Mar 2014

Judge tapped Nicolas Sarkozy's phone over Gaddafi link

Sarkozy is suspected of attempting to pervert the course of justice on the basis of phone taps ordered by judges investigating his links with ex-Libyan president Gaddafi

07 Mar 2014

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