French police officers given suspended sentences for brutal assault
Three French police officers have been given suspended jail sentences for assaulting a black man with a baton in a north-west Paris suburb. One officer received a 12-month suspended sentence…
French school teachers walk out after pupils refuse to look at nude painting
France’s education minister has visited a school where some pupils refused to look at a painting of nude women in class, sparking a teacher walkout. The pupils also accused their…
NAPOLEON HAT EXPECTED TO FETCH A LITTLE OVER £700,000 AT AUCTION
A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he ruled the French empire in the 19th Century will go on sale at auction in Paris on Sunday. The bicorne black beaver…
24 MILLION EURO PAINTING SET FOR RUBBISH DUMP ENDS UP IN LOUVRE
A 13th-century painting found hanging over the kitchen stove of an elderly French woman and later sold for €24m (£21m) at auction has been acquired by the Louvre after a…
FRENCH SENATOR QUESTIONED BY POLICE FOR DRUGGING FEMALE MP
A French senator has been questioned on suspicion of plying an MP with a drug without her knowing. Joël Guerriau was detained at his home after the MP allegedly had…
CHAMPAGNE THIEVES: ‘THE BUBBLY BANDITS’ LOSE THEIR LOOT BUT EVADE CAPTURE
Thieves in France stole two truckloads of champagne before police recovered the liquid loot – worth €600,000 (£525,000) – in a high-speed chase. The drama began on Saturday near Reims,…
French couple who sold an African mask to a second-hand goods dealer for €150 (£130) have gone to court for a share of the proceeds after the mask fetched €4.2m (£3.7m) at auction.
Campaigners insist that the rare artefact should be returned to Gabon, in a case that has raised questions over Africa’s cultural heritage plundered by colonial France. The unnamed retired couple,…
Marseille building collapses leaving eight people missing
An explosion in Marseille, southern France, injured five persons and left eight more missing.
King Charles postpones visit to France amid protests
According to Downing Street, King Charles III's state visit to France has been postponed at the president's request.
National strike over pension age rise affects French businesses
Workers in France conducted a nationwide strike on Thursday in protest of a rise in the retirement age that was forced through parliament without a vote, causing significant disruption to…