Champs-Élysées to be given makeover before Paris Olympic Games
‘World’s most beautiful avenue’ in French capital will undergo urgent cosmetic changes after years of decline On paper and in urban legend, the Champs-Élysées is...
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Macron launches ‘ecological plan’ to end France’s use of fossil fuels by 2030
The 50-point plan also aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and includes new projects for offshore wind farms Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a...
‘I deplore it’: Bernard Tapie’s family oppose Netflix series about tycoon
Relatives of French businessman, politician, singer and actor attack miniseries described as half-biopic, half-fiction The family of the French businessman, actor, singer and former politician...
Coco Chanel exhibition reveals fashion designer was part of French resistance
Previously unseen documents to go on display at V&A alongside evidence of her collusion with Nazis A major retrospective of Coco Chanel has unearthed evidence...
France to launch German-style cut-price monthly rail pass
Pass will cost about €49 a month and allow users unlimited travel on TER regional trains and intercity trains France is to launch a cut-price...
France planning to ban disposable vapes in effort to combat smoking
Ban follows similar measures in Germany, Australia and New Zealand amid concern over health effects of sweet flavoured e-cigarettes Disposable vapes will be banned in...
Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars
Despite progress towards a 2045 zero-emission goal, the high price of EVs has created a headache for governments European countries are struggling to persuade people...
Zero-degree line at record height above Switzerland as heat and fire hit Europe
Weather ballon climbs to 5,300 metres before temperature falls to 0C amid late summer heatwave A Swiss weather balloon had to climb to an unprecedented...
Tenerife wildfire ‘started deliberately’ as blazes in Greece force evacuations
Canary Islands regional president opens inquiry into fire, while people flee from four Greek villages An out-of-control wildfire on Tenerife that has forced thousands to...
Fire in south of France rages though campsite and 500 hectares of land
Blaze in popular tourist area in the Pyrenees forced evacuation of 2,000 people before it was brought under control A fire in the south of...