France

Upcoming documentary claims Louvre was urged to lie about world’s most expensive painting

150 years ago, a socialist-inspired uprising briefly transformed the French capital, before it was ruthlessly crushed

Why are we only now learning about France’s atomic legacy? Is social networking changing the rental market. And why are migrants leaving the UK?

Findings pave way for more than 100,000 people affected by carcinogenic fallout to claim compensation

Switzerland becomes latest country to ban the Islamic face veil

Former French president sentenced to jail after being convicted of attempted bribery

Row over allegations of extremism in universities stokes growing culture war

Hundreds of students are sharing allegations implicating top educational establishment

Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party is rising in popularity ahead of next year’s election

Waves of testimonies flood social media as member of Paris establishment faces abuse allegations

France introduces curfew as Germany considers tougher measures after deaths hit record high

Britain’s departure from the EU cancelled agreement on motoring offences

Just 516 people given Pfizer jab in first week of mass vaccination scheme as doctors face bureaucratic chaos

Other Eastern European EU members also opposed the blockade, which trapped their citizens in the UK

1,500 lorries stuck in Kent as UK and France aim to restart trade

Will rugby survive a concussion crisis? Why are French goods being recalled across the Arab world? And what’s happening down on the farm?

Conflict between EU power brokers triggered during Michel Barnier’s Covid isolation

Interior minister says inspections are part of ‘massive action against separatism’

UK officials claim the bloc’s negotiators are upping demands about state aid

Diplomats warn EU negotiators not to give too many concessions to win agreement

Italy and Spain have recorded highest daily death tolls since spring

French president says reform is needed to tackle international terrorism

Protests break out across the Middle East over French president’s ‘crackdown’ on Islam

PM Jean Castex and other ministers are facing legal action over virus policy following record-breaking rise in Covid cases

Chancellor Rishi Sunak is under pressure to follow lead of nations such as Germany to support workers

Health secretary says steep hike is ‘concerning’ - but quirk in the testing system could be to blame

And other stories from the stranger side of life

Emmanuel Macron to ‘temporarily reinforce’ French military in the region amid escalating row over disputed waters

Belgium mulling lockdown reintroduction as France and Germany see cases increase

Government accused of creating ‘sense of panic’ with sudden change in travel advice

France and Germany rumoured to be next for removal from safe-to-fly list

Former intelligence agent who fell for interpreter in Beijing on trial with fellow ex-operative

President Macron is paying a high political price for failing to contain the pandemic

UK lagging behind on lifting restrictions