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Dawn raid on Calais ?Jungle?
POLICE made a dawn raid today on the ?Jungle? ? a wooded area near to the port of Calais where until recently an estimated 700 ? 800 immigrants were camping out.
Immigration Minister Eric Besson …
0 Read MorePostal workers in national walk-out
POSTAL workers are striking across France today over plans to open up La Poste ? a move which unions fear will lead to privatisation.
However, although five unions have called the strike it is not c…
0 Read MoreSOS fundraiser at ambassador's
Six top-selling English-speaking authors at fundraiser for SOS Help at the British ambassador’s residence in Paris
0 Read MoreSecond-hand books at ?1 in Angers
Ellia, the English-language bookshop in Angers, is holding its next second-hand book sale on October 10
0 Read MoreMopping-up starts after huge storms
CLEAR-UP operations have started after violent rainstorms in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes saw mudslides, rivers bursting their banks and cars swept away.
Hundreds of firefighters an…
0 Read MoreTrial begins for ex-PM Villepin
FORMER PM Dominique de Villepin goes on trial today, charged with defaming President Sarkozy.
Villepin is the most high-profile figure among five defendants and is accused of involvement in a smear, …
0 Read MoreGiscard hints at affair with Diana
FORMER president Valéry Giscard d?Estaing has dropped a playful hint that he had a romantic liaison with Princess Diana.
The 83-year-old has written a novel called The Princess and the President wh…
0 Read MoreMilk strike anger continues to grow
DAIRY farmers across France are continuing to throw away hundreds of thousands of litres of milk in protest at a lack of support from the government and the EU.
The strike actions, which are now in t…
0 Read MoreGDF fined ?1,500 for incorrect bill
AN ELDERLY woman who was threatened by gas supplier GDF over a disputed ?7,000 bill has successfully sued the group for ?1,500.
The ruling by a court in Paris could make it easier for other energy …
0 Read More15,000 heritage sites open doors
FRANCE?S monuments, famous buildings and heritage sites open their doors this weekend for the 26th Journées du Patrimoine.
Last year the Palais de la République, the Elysée, Matignon, Sénat and …
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