French journalists face former Isis torturer and accused killer in Brussels courtThe four say they recognise Nemmouche as the man who guarded them while they were held in SyriaSat Feb 09 2019 - 05:01
France’s silent minority await the outcome of the ‘great national debate’Paris Letter: Macron’s supporters hope unpopular economic reforms will continueFri Feb 08 2019 - 01:00
France recalls Rome ambassador after minister met ‘yellow vest’ leadersPopulist leader’s support for protest movement increases diplomatic tensionsThu Feb 07 2019 - 18:50
Paris fire: ‘I see my neighbours crouched on their balconies, screaming for help’Ten dead and arson suspect transferred to psychiatric hospital after fire at apartment blockTue Feb 05 2019 - 16:30
First World War grenade found among potatoes at crisp factoryThe German grenade had been accidentally shipped from northern France to Hong KongMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:40
France to increase HPV vaccinations in fight against cervical cancerEfforts to inoculate 60% of girls stepped up amid ‘unfounded rumours’ about vaccineMon Feb 04 2019 - 19:30
Controversy builds in France as 130 jihadists to return from SyriaAuthorities examine options to detain the ‘potentially dangerous’ French citizensThu Jan 31 2019 - 19:10
Ian Bailey to be tried for Toscan du Plantier murder in Paris in MayBailey denies involvement in the murder and is still considering participating in the trialWed Jan 30 2019 - 21:33
Macron pivots towards focus on human rights abuses in EgyptFrench president on visit to Cairo tells Sisi he should restore civil rights and libertiesTue Jan 29 2019 - 20:26
Historic French Communist newspaper falls victim to facts of capitalism‘L’Humanité’ faces liquidation after 115 years in print, as funding options run outTue Jan 29 2019 - 01:00
Free public transport – could it work for Dublin?Dunkirk is latest European city to offer a free-fare system. Could we follow suit?Sat Jan 26 2019 - 06:00
Macron under pressure from human rights groups over Egypt tripÉlysée promises French president will raise subjects of repression and abuse in CairoSat Jan 26 2019 - 05:01
Pro-Macron march in Paris likely to flop under shadow of ‘gilets jaunes’Minds of French politicians turning nervously to European parliamentary electionsThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:00
France and Italy’s relationship is close to breaking pointMigration row between the two governments highlights the shattering of historic tiesThu Jan 24 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: EU ‘obliged’ to check goods at Border if no-deal, says BarnierBackstop cannot be time limited in bid to avert no agreement, says bloc’s chief negotiatorWed Jan 23 2019 - 16:22
Economic evidence does not support claims by ‘Gilets Jaunes’ about inequalityFrance one of world’s leading redistributors of wealth, according to OECDWed Jan 23 2019 - 01:00
France and Germany to sign new treaty on co-operationMacron and Merkel set for bland commitment to relaunch Franco-German projectsTue Jan 22 2019 - 01:00
Brexit tests entente cordiale between French ports and UKBritish plans for new ferry routes ‘insolent’ and disrespectful, says Calais port chiefFri Jan 18 2019 - 01:00
Macron faces virulent criticism as he opens ‘great national debate’French president’s ‘contemptuousness’ raised during meeting with 600 mayorsTue Jan 15 2019 - 18:52
Paris Letter: Macron in push to salvage rest of his presidencyPresident’s six-page letter tells citizens he intends ‘to transform anger into solutions, with you’Mon Jan 14 2019 - 19:00
Yellow vests' reactionary and populist traits not just a French problemDefining inclinations of the movement are a clear and present danger to EuropeMon Jan 14 2019 - 01:00
Paris shaken in wake of powerful gas-leak explosionJudiciary police ‘not excluding any possibility’ as death toll rises to four dead, 50 injuredSun Jan 13 2019 - 20:03
Berthe Morisot: ‘I have sinned, I have suffered, I have atoned’A fine new show re-establishes the painter as a leading impressionist but miscasts her as a feminist iconSat Jan 12 2019 - 06:00
Former France presidential candidate Fillon likely to stand trialFrançois and Penelope Fillon could be prosecuted over scandal that destroyed his 2017 campaignFri Jan 11 2019 - 17:08
Frenchman on trial for first murders committed by Isis in EuropeJihadist Mehdi Nemmouche accused of killing four in Brussels Jewish MuseumWed Jan 09 2019 - 19:27
Paris Letter: Yellow vest riots are too close to home for city-dwelling elitesProtesters from neglected countryside knocking on the door of bourgeois ParisiansWed Jan 09 2019 - 01:00
Vows of silence: Clergy on trial in France for failing to report abuseCardinal Barbarin of Lyon and five others accused over priest’s abuse of boy scoutsMon Jan 07 2019 - 20:03
Macron’s credibility was dented by more than the yellow vestsFrench president will have to work hard to salvage reputation at home and abroadSat Dec 29 2018 - 06:00
Macron’s sacked bodyguard resurfaces to give French president a new headacheAlexandre Benalla in fresh scandal over use of diplomatic passport and role in arms tradeSat Dec 29 2018 - 05:00
Chaos shifts from French streets to politics and the economyParis Letter: Debate will attempt to ‘take the pulse of the country’ after widespread unrestFri Dec 21 2018 - 01:00
Friends, family of fatally stabbed lecturer bid him adieuMemorial service for John Dowling, killed in Paris, was a joyful celebration of his lifeWed Dec 19 2018 - 01:00
Strasbourg attack: Suspect Cherif Chekatt killed in police shootoutThe 29-year-old is suspected of Christmas market assault that left three deadThu Dec 13 2018 - 22:43
Funeral of murdered Irish lecturer to be held in ParisJohn Dowling who had taught at the college for 20 years was stabbed by a former studentThu Dec 13 2018 - 19:44
Strasbourg attack: Police issue photo of suspectTerror investigation begins after two killed by gunman near Christmas marketWed Dec 12 2018 - 22:11
Four dead, gunman identified after shooting at Strasbourg Christmas marketMany injured, internal security services knew gunman as suspected security riskTue Dec 11 2018 - 22:25
‘New contract’ for France as Macron pledges minimum wage riseIn response to yellow vest crisis, president announces boosts to purchasing powerMon Dec 10 2018 - 22:10
‘They smashed the window with fists. There’s blood on the glass’Central Paris’s streets were once more a mess of tear gas, protesters and debrisSun Dec 09 2018 - 21:12
French protests take place for fourth week in rowMassive deployment of security as 136,000 engage in acts of violence and destructionSun Dec 09 2018 - 18:59
Violence flares in Paris as more than 900 charged over protestsBarricade of burning rubbish bins built as ‘yellow vests’ demonstrateSat Dec 08 2018 - 19:39
Paris protest: ‘We don’t hate rich people. It’s the injustice we hate’Restive city draws sharp police reaction to yellow vest protesters who turn ire on MacronSat Dec 08 2018 - 19:28
Colleagues pay tribute to Irish teacher murdered in ParisJohn Dowling ‘loved what he taught and the people he taught it to’Thu Dec 06 2018 - 19:24
John Dowling, Irish teacher killed in Paris, was ‘profoundly kind’Marine Le Pen comments on fatal stabbing of lecturer (66) after arrest of Pakistani citizenThu Dec 06 2018 - 00:26
Irish college lecturer in Paris stabbed to death by ex-studentJohn Dowling (66) had been teaching English in France for the past 20 yearsWed Dec 05 2018 - 18:31
Macron makes humiliating climbdown in face of yellow vests protestsLarge segment of population view Macron as the ‘president of the rich’Wed Dec 05 2018 - 01:00
Macron silent as ‘yellow vests’ mobilise for another Paris protestWoman (80) becomes fourth person to die in violence that threatens rest of president’s termMon Dec 03 2018 - 18:30
Desire to glorify French ‘revolutionary spirit’ helps to explain riotingAnger over fuel taxes worsens over falling living standards and Macron’s perceived aloofnessSun Dec 02 2018 - 20:06
Mayors to Emmanuel Macron: Hands off our purse stringsFrench president seeks to improve relations with rural mayors angry over cuts to resourcesWed Nov 21 2018 - 01:00
Shades of the 1789 revolution in France's fuel protestsIt’s easy to imagine the unpopular Macron as a powdered marquis being led to the guillotineTue Nov 20 2018 - 01:00
Ségolène Royal staging umpteenth comeback in French politicsPolitician’s new book takes aim at Macron, former partner Hollande and sexismSat Nov 17 2018 - 05:01
Lasting impression: Matching Renoir’s films with his father’s masterpiecesFreudians would have a field day with Jean’s allusions to Pierre-Auguste’s paintingsSat Nov 17 2018 - 05:00
