Pierre Bonnard: The bright palette of a tortured soulTate Modern’s a dazzling tribute identifies colour and memory as the two most salient features of the great French painter’s artTue Apr 23 2019 - 05:45
Following Notre Dame fire, Macron must return to politics next weekThere is much unfinished business for the French president including his cancelled speechSat Apr 20 2019 - 06:01
France’s attention turns to rebuilding of Notre DameBells ring out across France as debate begins on spending details of €1.1bn fundsWed Apr 17 2019 - 20:09
Notre Dame will be rebuilt by 2024, Macron vowsRuined Paris cathedral a focus for ‘great national emotion’ as firms pledge fundsWed Apr 17 2019 - 00:05
Macron: Notre Dame Cathedral will be renovated within five yearsFrench prosecutors say blaze at popular landmark probably caused by accidentTue Apr 16 2019 - 21:31
Notre Dame cathedral, symbol of Paris, devastated by fireLara Marlowe: Parisians watch as 200-year-old spire collapsesMon Apr 15 2019 - 22:31
‘A new battle for civilisation’: Bernard-Henri Lévy’s war on populismThe French celebrity public intellectual on Brexit, his enemies and changing the worldSat Apr 13 2019 - 05:00
Lara Marlowe: After the longest journey of my life, I am now a French citizenThe process was Kafkaesque, but I now cannot wait to vote as Citoyenne MarloweFri Apr 12 2019 - 01:00
France to insist on conditions in granting UK Brexit delayMacron poised for May’s request amid concerns over ability to pass withdrawal accordWed Apr 10 2019 - 00:11
A philosopher’s take on the dangers of our post-truth worldParis Letter: Myriam Revault d’Allonnes believes we have become indifferent to truthTue Apr 09 2019 - 01:00
Brexit: Macron says France ‘will never abandon Ireland’French president says EU cannot be held as a hostage to ongoing UK political crisisTue Apr 02 2019 - 15:53
Contrasting fortunes for Jackson and Olding in France after Belfast rape trialDiffering character traits may have affected the rugby players’ ability to adapt to their new lives in FranceSat Mar 30 2019 - 01:35
Roma attacked in Paris after fake videos circulate on social mediaPropagated online, the urban myth of marauding Roma has taken on a life of its ownWed Mar 27 2019 - 18:34
Macron and Xi pledge unity at unprecedented Paris summitChinese president and EU leaders test the limits of their relationship at the Élysée PalaceTue Mar 26 2019 - 19:24
Macron hoping to keep China’s European ambitions on right pathChinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to France will include impromptu EU summitMon Mar 25 2019 - 01:00
Game of Thrones tapestry to journey ‘home’ to BayeuxWill tourists prefer the real McCoy, or the blood, guts and dragons of the reboot?Sat Mar 23 2019 - 06:00
'Great joy': Couple's grandsons arrive in France from Syria refugee campPatrice and Lydie Maninchedda’s only daughter was killed in SyriaTue Mar 19 2019 - 00:41
Gilets jaunes protests cause extensive damage on Champs-ÉlyséesMacron returns to Paris vowing ‘strong, additional decisions’ in worst riots in monthsSun Mar 17 2019 - 18:56
No-deal Brexit ‘now very unlikely’, says Coveney‘If you were looking at this from the moon, you would think: how is this being allowed to happen?’Sat Mar 16 2019 - 11:04
Twilight of the Elites review: An insight into France’s gilets jaunesChristophe Guilluy clearly takes sides but there is an ugly undertow to his messageSat Mar 16 2019 - 06:00
‘Hate will not triumph’ – Varadkar reacts to New Zealand terror attackSimon Coveney: ‘We are countries that have so much in common’Fri Mar 15 2019 - 16:31
Disagreeable union: Is the EU at risk of a slow disintegration?A political scientist believes member states may increasingly stop complying with rulesFri Mar 15 2019 - 01:00
Frenchman jailed for life for first Isis attack in EuropeMehdi Nemmouche murdered four people at the Jewish museum in Brussels in 2014Tue Mar 12 2019 - 20:01
No deal is ‘a terrible alternative’ says France’s Monsieur BrexitAlexandre Holroyd wants an ‘orderly Brexit’ and blames the UK’s parliament for delaysTue Mar 12 2019 - 01:00
Calais delay: ‘We’re expected to deal with terrorists, migrants and now Brexit’French customs officers using Brexit to voice their demandsFri Mar 08 2019 - 01:00
France poised to impose 3% digital tax on internet giantsDraft law to take effect retroactively expected to raise €500m annually for French coffersWed Mar 06 2019 - 17:15
Federalist tone of Macron’s letter to Europe belies his pragmatismFrench president is an antisystem politician of a different stripeWed Mar 06 2019 - 01:00
Macron issues appeal for action against dangers facing EuropeFrench president’s open letter builds on the theme of European sovereigntyTue Mar 05 2019 - 01:00
Macron calls on people of Europe to mobilise ‘for the values of progress’French president warns against the trap of ‘national entrenchment’Tue Mar 05 2019 - 01:00
Key Isis media communicator killed in drone strike on SyriaFrench convert to Islam Fabien Clain proclaimed Isis responsibility for Paris attacksSat Mar 02 2019 - 06:01
Protests continue against Algeria's phantom presidentAbdelaziz Bouteflika (81) cannot walk, talk, shake hands or receive visiting dignitariesFri Mar 01 2019 - 01:00
Widow and friends of poet John Montague mark his 90th birthdayPierre Joannon praises Montague’s ‘extraordinary dedication to his craft’Thu Feb 28 2019 - 20:12
France, Germany cast doubt on EU support for delay to BrexitMacron says withdrawal agreement can not be renegotiated, seeks ‘clear vision’ from UKThu Feb 28 2019 - 01:00
French finance minister to seek Irish support for digital taxBruno Le Maire will also deliver a talk on economic policy during Dublin visitMon Feb 25 2019 - 19:28
Marine Le Pen: ‘The EU is dead. Long live Europe’RN leader on anti-Semitism, the gilets jaunes and her plan to undermine Brussels from the insideSat Feb 23 2019 - 06:00
Rembrandt: the first great ‘selfie’ artistThe Rijksmuseum celebrates the greatest painter of the Dutch Golden Age with its ‘All the Rembrandts’ exhibitionSat Feb 23 2019 - 05:00
France on no-deal Brexit: ‘The widespread opinion is it’s mad’French businesses are better-prepared than the UK for crash-out, an expert believesFri Feb 22 2019 - 01:00
From Rwanda to Brittany, Macron loyalist navigates identities gracefullyHervé Berville has received threatening, racist messages in toxic atmosphere in FranceWed Feb 20 2019 - 01:00
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
