Cracking the socials codes in a new country is never easy, particularly in France where people seem intimidatingly well-mannered. So here's the lowdown (from an actual countess) on how to behave at the dinner table.
If you're following French news this week, you will likely see a lot of photos of politicians petting cows, holding lambs and tasting cheese - here's why these are crucial skills for anyone who has ambitions for high office in France.
The Paris Salon de l'Agriculture - France's most famous farm show - is a huge event with a strong political significance. Here's the lowdown on the 2025 show, which starts this weekend.
There was traditionally an unwritten rule in France that politicians' sex lives were private, but several high profile sex scandals in recent years suggest that the French exception is no more.
From Hollywood stars to world leaders, the list of famous people who speak le français is long (and their accents are sometimes to die for) - let's take a look at their overall competence.
France likes to see itself as blind to race and religion, but there is an increasing chorus of criticism within France that the notion of universal republican identity really just allows the country to close its eyes to racism.
After a series of stories in foreign media that misunderstand or misrepresent events in France, Ingri Bergo looks at why is France having such a hard time making itself understood abroad.
Six in 10 French people tell pollsters they may not get the Covid vaccine, yet in France vaccine centres are booked out, booking websites crash under demand and 1.5 million people are on waiting list at their local pharmacies - so is French vaccine scepticism just a myth?
From dentists to feminists, nudity has become a frequent part of French protest culture. So where does this urge to undress during demonstrations come from?
For many people in France, getting an appointment for the Covid vaccine would be a dream come true, but while health professionals all have access to a vaccine, only one third of them have so far got the jab. So why are France's health workers so reluctant?
A series of high-profile cases of incest, rape and sexual abuse has shaken France, with protesters demanding real systemic change. Has the Me Too movement finally arrived in France?
French President Emmanuel Macron has decided not to impose a new lockdown and let school holidays go ahead as planned in France. But can France really avoid another confinement given the state of the health crisis?
For nearly a year, the French public has been counting on a 24-year-old data-wiz to explain the latest Covid-19 developments. We sat down to chat with Guillaume Rozier, to ask why he spends his spare time creating Covid-charts for free.
They are one of the world's most vaccine-sceptical populations, but could the French be more willing to get the Covid-19 injection than the polls indicate?
They appear in the news almost weekly, smashing windows and setting fires, but who are France’s ‘Black Blocs’ and what do they want? Ingri Bergo talked to one activist about her life of violent protest.
If you feel self-conscious trying out your imperfect French don't worry - eighty percent of French people are apparently also embarrassed about their accents when speaking other languages.
France is past the worst of its second wave
of coronavirus infections, the country's health agency has said. A look at the latest data confirms there is light at the end of the tunnel.
French MPs were set on Tuesday to debate the controversial security bill that, if passed, would ban all footage identifying police officers that is ‘disseminated to harm’. Here's what is being proposed.
France’s current lockdown period is set to last until December 1st. But will four weeks be enough for the country to get Covid-19 under control or do we face being confined until spring?
With Covid-19 case numbers having exploded in recent days and hospital chiefs sounding the alarm bells as intensive care beds are occupied is it now inevitable that the French government will be forced to impose a second nationwide lockdown?
