The number of homeless people dying in France has increased sharply with women and children among those who perish on the country's streets. These new figures reveal the extent of the problem.
Paris City Hall has announced its latest method for helping the city's homeless population - distributing one hundred "small bubbles" around the streets of the French capital which can be used for shelter at night.
At least 3,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of Paris, according to data from the city's first ever homelessness census which authorities warned Wednesday were likely a serious underestimate.
Of Emmanuel Macron's many bold promises since sweeping to power last year, his pledge to completely banish homelessness from the streets of France was perhaps the boldest.
A homeless pizza maker in Paris has appealed to President Emmanuel Macron to help those sleeping rough in France just as the capital gets ready to count the number of people living on the streets.
Nearly a dozen people sleeping rough on the streets of the French capital have died since January 1st, according to new figures as Paris announces plans to count the number of homeless in the city.
Winter is upon us and there are concerns that the increase in migrant figures mean homeless people will be forced onto the streets. But charity workers say this isn't the case.
It's time for a "radical change in planning policy", says one French charity, after its latest study found a growing inequality across the wider Paris region.
Boos, profanities and insults rang out at a public meeting in one of Paris’s poshest neighbourhoods as residents rose up in anger against a planned homeless shelter on their doorstep, which they say will be used by migrants.
Authorities in Paris gave the green light on Wednesday to erect temporary homes for 200 refugees and homeless people in the posh 16th arrondissement of the city, despite anger from local residents.
Millions of French people are living in a fragile situation when it comes to housing, a new report claims and more and more of them are ending up on the streets. Here's a look at some of the key figures from the report.
France's second city Marseille has been forced to ditch a controversial initiative that saw homeless people handed ID cards adorned with yellow triangles prompting critics to accuse authorities of implementing a "Nazi-style" scheme.
The city of Marseille has been blasted for using Nazi-era tactics to identify its homeless population by issuing them with ID cards, adorned with a yellow triangle. The cards detail their health issues and will be worn visibly.
New figures released this week laid bare the problem of homelessness in France with 454 people living on the streets having died last year. That total included 15 children, which was a steep rise on the previous year.
A homeless man has lived in the shadows of Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris for nearly three decades, it emerged this week. His path to a life spent out of sight in car parks, stairwells and storage rooms at the airport is as tragic as it is simple.
Police in Paris were investigating a grisly murder on Monday after a man allegedly admitted stabbing to death a homeless Frenchman, before drinking his blood.
There has been a major increase in the number of homeless people in France over the last decade, according to a report published on Tuesday. The near-50 percent rise since 2001 is due in part to a surge in foreign asylum-seekers, the study said.
Luxury car-lovers, fans of Manchester United and graffiti enthusiasts all have their chance to get their hands on a unique piece of memorabilia on Tuesday, when the iconic French footballer turned actor, Eric Cantona puts his customized Rolls Royce up for auction in Paris.
A former homeless man has won €1 million in court after suing legendary society photographer and one-time Liliane Bettencourt heir François Marie Banier, who accused him of homophobia.
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A successful businessman who fell on hard times and ended up homeless has been telling how he got back on his feet to start up a new enterprise.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">An increasing number of homeless families are turning to hospitals to house them in the absence of any other provision, according to a report from the public health body of the Ile-de-France region.</span></p>
