France is "on the path back to a normal life" the Prime Minister has declared - but as children complete their first full week back at school, is he being overly optimistic?
The French students' union Unef has published its annual report on the cost of living. While life is more expensive for most students, local policies have reduced housing and transport costs in certain cities.
Whether you’re a police officer, a teacher or a librarian, France’s 5.7 million public sector workers (that’s one fifth of all employees) all have to abide by certain rules which limit what they can and can’t say.
After a bleak 18 months, tourism businesses and airline in France are seeing some signs of recovery - but late changes to travel rules means that bookings from British tourists are still way down on pre-pandemic levels.
With extreme heat, wildfires and hailstorms already recorded this summer, The Local asked French climatologist Françoise Vimeux about the likely effects of climate change in future years.
Paris Saint-Germain are set to sign one of the greatest footballers in history in Lionel Messi, and people in France have been speculating about what he'll make of their home. Here are some of the best tweets, which also say something about France.
It has been the subject of repeated street protests, although 60 percent of French people tell pollsters that they support the idea - so how do the French feel about the 'health passport' now that it is in use for a wide range of venues includes bars, restaurants, tourist sites and long-distance travel?
Over half of people living in France are now fully vaccinated, but behind the promising figures are stark geographical inequalities. We take a look at the parts of France which are currently struggling to keep up.
Results of a recent survey show that people in France are much less environmentally friendly when heading off on holiday. Every day, 25 tons of rubbish are collected along the country's motorways.
Two national parks in the south of France have decided to introduce limits on the number of visitors allowed at certain popular sites in order to protect the environment.
France's agriculture minister has described the French as "world champions at abandoning pets" as he unveiled a €20 million plan to help animal shelters, as well as a three-year jail term for people who abandon their animals.
The French government has proposed a strict 10-day isolation period with police checks for people who come into contact with someone who has Covid-19, but vaccinated people can be released from quarantine early.
France announced on Saturday that people who receive the Covishield injection, the version of AstraZeneca's Covid vaccine manufactured in India, will be allowed to enter the country without quarantining. Here's what they need to consider before travelling to France.
The French government has announced a radical extension of its health passport scheme, making it a requirement to enter everyday venues like bars, cafés and restaurants. But many in the hospitality sector are worried about the responsibility of enforcing this.
An advertising campaign aimed at convincing young people to get the Covid vaccine has attracted international attention, but it’s not the first time that French authorities have sexed up their public health messaging.
French students are increasingly heading online to learn English from social media, games and online chat - with some surprising results for their vocabulary.
A fourth wave of Covid in France - driven by the delta variant - seems inevitable, but when will it hit, how bad will it be and will there be another lockdown? Martin Greenacre has been gathering some expert opinions.
You might be used to taking advantage of 3-for-2 offers to stock up on beach reading ahead of the summer. But in France, such offers and sales on books are extremely rare - here's why.
Amid low take-up of the Covid vaccine among French healthworkers, calls are growing to make it compulsory, with reports that the government is preparing already preparing a bill on the subject.
As France's delayed summer sales period gets underway, Paris shop owners have spoken of their fears for the future after three government-enforced shutdowns.
French president Emmanuel Macron has announced a 10-year plan to make French healthcare more innovative and keep up with cutting edge scientific developments.
Around 200,000 people received a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine every day in France last week, half as many as a month ago. What’s the reason for the fall off, and should we be worried?
