Eiffel Tower closed as staff strike on 100th anniversary of creator’s death
Union says operating company is ‘heading for disaster’ with budget based on unrealistic future visitor numbers The Eiffel Tower was closed to the public on...
Category : Paris
New Notre Dame rooster marks pivotal moment in cathedral’s restoration
Crane installs weathervane symbolising resurrection, resilience and hope following devastating 2019 fire The installation by a crane of a new golden rooster on Notre Dame,...
Paris Ritz finds missing €750,000 ring in vacuum cleaner bag
Hotel dispels rumours of a targeted heist or an opportunistic theft with a more mundane reality The questions began swirling soon after police were notified...
Move over millefeuilles: queues in Paris as city gets first taste of Krispy Kremes
Home of the patisserie falls for US doughnuts with hundreds of people lining up for opening of first branch France, the country that gave the...
One person killed and two others injured in central Paris attack
French interior minister says assailant arrested after passersby attacked in Quai de Grenelle area of capital One person has been killed and two others injured...
Rise in antisemitism ‘brings Germans back to most horrific times’
Exclusive: Commissioner condemns incidents targeting Jews but supports ‘basic right’ to protest Germany’s antisemitism commissioner has condemned the country’s recent increase in anti-Jewish violence, warning...
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...
Paris booksellers angry at plans to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics
About 60% of bouquinistes along the Seine River will be moved on during the Games next year for security reasons Booksellers in Paris have hit...
France riots live: Macron cancels Germany trip as additional 45,000 police to be deployed
Funeral for Nahel, killed by police on Tuesday, held near Paris on Saturday afternoon More than 1,000 people were arrested in the fourth night of...
