A couple of quirks of the French property-buying system means that you should expect significant extra costs, on top of the listed price of the house or apartment you are buying.

A gunman on a motorbike has shot dead the 20-year-old youngest brother of a prominent anti-drug activist in the southern French city of Marseille in a possible warning over his campaigning, a ...

One of Paris' major train stations is being evacuated after police opened fire on a man with a knife. Passengers are being evacuated from Paris' Montparnasse station - which acts as the departure ...

France in 2026 brings municipal elections (and maybe more), a consequential legal ruling for Marine Le Pen, new flights, extra requirements for foreigners in France and some important legal changes.

As French politics continues to lurch from crisis to crisis, obscure articles of the constitution are becoming part of the everyday conversation, such as the current discussion on whether the prime ...

A cross-Channel ferry operator has presented its apologies after accidentally screening a pornographic film to passengers on a crossing from France to the UK.

President Emmanuel Macron pledged that France would do everything to avoid a repeat of the jihadist attacks in Paris 10 years ago that took the lives of 130 people.

From where French property prices are dropping and what to know before moving to rural France to picking a subtitled (not dubbed) French film, this week’s La Belle Vie newsletter offers an essential ...

French MPs want to impose an extra flat tax on fast food outlets - doubled if the restaurant is located near a school - in an attempt to fight to proliferation of fast food in French towns and cities.

The new year is approaching and that means there will be plenty of changes in France to prepare for. Here you’ll find everything you need to know about any new French laws, big travel changes and any ...

After a short break, the Talking France podcast is back to unpick the latest from the French parliament, examine the proposal to make some foreigners in France pay a fee to access the health system ...

As French politicians continue to debate the 2026 Budget, The Local looks at who would be affected by a proposal for a health fee for foreigners in France, and how much the charge is likely to be.