Armed robbers who used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon last week made off with metals worth ...

A French taxi driver who was accused of having stolen money and luggage from a senior British government minister has been ...

The Port of Dover is waiting to get the green light from French authorities before it launches EES biometric checks for car ...

Almost half of the 3,690 town and village councils in France that have the authority to raise the rate of taxe d’habitation bills on second homes have done so, according to official figures.

Tax notices for the taxe d'habitation - the property tax paid by second-home owners in France - went online on Monday. Here are the other deadlines to be aware of.

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France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex ...

A Frenchwoman was forced to pay over one thousand euros in damages to her neighbour, after her cat allegedly defecated in his ...

While some costumes are obviously socially unacceptable, in extremely bad taste or both, France has actual legislation on ...

Around 30 lawyers have filed a complaint against the French justice minister accusing him of "implicitly" supporting former ...

One of Paris's top tourist attractions -- and certainly its most morbid -- closes to visitors from Monday for six months of renovations.

If you were in the French palace of Versailles you would probably know it - look out for lots of gold, antique furniture and ...