A murder investigation has been launched after a British man living in south-west France admitted to shooting his British wife with a hunting rifle, Angoulême public prosecutor’s office has said.
Gérald Darmanin was due to present his draft criminal justice bill to the Council of Ministers on Wednesday, which notably includes the introduction of a ‘plea bargain’ procedure for crimes, in which sentences incurred would be cut by a third.
Two months after the future of overnight rail travel between Paris and Berlin hit the buffers, a Belgian-Dutch co-operative has unveiled plans to relaunch the service.
French MPs will this week begin to debate major changes to the country's laws on euthanasia and assisted dying - here's what is being proposed and how this compares to the rest of Europe.
French lawmakers have voted unanimously to ensure that breast cancer patients no longer have to pay out-of-pocket fees for breast reconstruction, with the costs of implant replacement and medical tattoos after a mastectomy to also be fully covered.
Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said on Tuesday that France's high level of debt was his government's greatest worry and a threat to the French social model - while also opening the door to reopening talks on pension reform.
In the aftermath of his party's unexpected loss in France's parliamentary elections, the far-right leader Jordan Bardella, called the left and centrist alliance a 'dishonour', while left-wing leaders say they are ready to govern.
A photo of French president Emmanuel Macron in boxing gloves has sparked an outpouring of commentary and analysis attempting to decode what, if any, message the Elysée is sending with the sporting snap.
At least 15,000 people gathered in Paris on Sunday to show solidarity with the Palestinian people, the first pro-Palestine demo that has been authorised in France since the attack by Hamas two weeks ago.
President Emmanuel Macron - no stranger to controversy - appears to have waded into another one after apparently saying that he wanted to restrict internet access during periods of social unrest in France.
France's mayors have called on members of the public and elected officials to gather at town halls across the country on Monday in a show of mass opposition to the nightly riots that have gripped the country for almost a week.
More than 2,000 extra police will be on duty tonight as authorities in France fear repeats of the disturbances on Tuesday night after a 17-year-old boy was shot by police.
Several Paris suburbs saw rioting on Tuesday night after a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed by police after reportedly refusing to stop for a traffic check.
After French president Emmanuel Macron told the mother of an unemployed man that he 'could find 10 jobs' in Marseille's historic port area, the local paper decided to take him up on the challenge - and found 13 jobs.
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With large parts of France already under drought warnings, the environment minister has announced a ban on above-ground swimming pools in parts of the south.
Some 406 French police officers and gendarmes were injured and 291 people detained during violent May Day protests across France, the interior minister said on Tuesday.
The CEO of budget airline Easyjet has revealed that he has written to the French government requesting a change to rules around strikes, warning that otherwise tourists 'go somewhere else'.
