More than 17,000 Brits have become French since Brexit - The Local
5 days ago · New data from France's Interior Ministry shows that more than 17,000 Brits have been granted French citizenship since the Brexit vote in 2016, a tenfold year-on-year increase in applications.
French MPs consider another bill to clamp down on cold calls
3 days ago · A woman on a mobile telephone in front of a shop window. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) France’s senators passed a bill in November to cut down the number of cold calls householders get.
Court orders French city to drop 'La Negresse' place name - The …
4 days ago · A French court ruled on Thursday that the seaside city of Biarritz must rename its La Negresse historic district, possibly named after a black woman, following a case brought by activists who ...
Hundreds of mourners bid farewell to French toddler - The Local
2 days ago · A pall-bearer carries the coffin after the funeral of a French toddler who went missing in 2023 and whose remains were found in March 2024, in Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume, southern France.
What are the rules around phone use on French trains? - The Local
3 days ago · SNCF itself does not specify phone usage within its list of onboard rules, but Article R2241-18 of the French Transport Code states "it is forbidden for any person to use, without authorisation ...
French train passenger fined €150 for using phone on speaker
5 days ago · Illustration photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP A passenger on the French rail network SNCF has revealed that he received a €150 fine for using his phone on loud speaker within a train station.
45,000 Brits in France face further Brexit residency hurdle - The Local
5 days ago · Tens of thousands of Brits who were living in France prior to the Brexit date face having to upgrade their carte de séjour residency cards either this year or next.. More than 45,000 Brits in ...
French parliament finally adopts 2025 budget after Senate approval
4 days ago · French prime minister Francois Bayrou survived a no-confidence vote over his budget. Photo by JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP The French parliament on Thursday finally adopted the state's 2025 budget ...
OPINION: France's crafty PM may just pull off a Columbo-style …
6 days ago · A Peter Falk look-alike acts as Lieutenant Colombo in Cannes, France, in May 1992. Can prime minister François Bayrou pull off a Columbo style 'just one more thing' surprise?
La Belle Vie: French royal fans, wine shocks and who to call for …
4 days ago · Crowds wait at Place de la Bourse ahead of the arrival of Britain's King Charles III's on the third day of his State Visit to France in Bordeaux, southwestern France, on September 22, 2023.