The swollen River Seine in the French capital, Paris, has peaked at about four metres above its normal water level for the time of year. The flood level rose to 5.84m (19.2ft) early on Monday and is not expected to begin receding before Tuesdaymore
The District Prosecutor's Office in Szczytno (Warmian-Masurian Province) announced the initiation of an investigation into the death of a courier company from this city, whose corpse was found at night from Tuesday for Wednesday on the side of the road near Lyon in France.more
Parisians have been warned to stay away from the river Seine as it continues to rise, flooding surrounding roads and causing disruption to the city's transport network. As water levels touched 5.2 metres on Wednesday, the capital's authorities said the river was expected to reach 6.1 metres (20ft) by Saturday.more
Theresa May has welcomed President Emmanuel Macron for summit talks which saw Britain commit tens of millions of pounds to strengthen UK border controls in France, as well as the signing of a new treaty designed to improve security in Calais.more
The UK will pledge an additional £44.5 million to strengthen Britain's border controls in Calais and other French ports, including fencing, CCTV and detection technology.more
Seven French prison officers were hurt when an Islamist convict attacked them as he resisted a search, while guards resumed a strike today demanding better security in jails nationwide.more
International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable seven per cent in 2017 to reach a total of 1.3 billion, well above the sustained and consistent trend of four per cent or higher growth since 2010 and representing the strongest results in seven years, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.more
The French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb, told "Le Parisien" in an interview that the draft of the new immigration law stipulates that France will create new places in refugee centers, but will limit the influx of immigrants.more
The reception of all migrants will make it impossible to guarantee them good conditions - said the French Interior Minister Gerard Colomb in an interview for the radio "RTL". more
French kids are to be banned from using mobile phones while at school, the country's education minister has announced - and some people really don't like the idea.more
France is to impose a total ban on pupils using mobile phones in primary and secondary schools starting in September 2018, its education minister has confirmed.more
Jaroslaw Kłapucki, who earned millions in the carbon dioxide emission market, spent a year in a French prison. The acquittal will fight for several tens of millions of euros in damages, reports the "Puls Biznesu" today.more
About 100 French politicians have marched on a street in a Paris suburb in protest at Muslims holding Friday prayers in public.
The politicians, wearing tricolour sashes of office and singing the national anthem, disrupted about 200 worshippers on a street in Clichy.more
A man has rammed his car into a group of students outside a French college near Toulouse, injuring three people. Police arrested the 28-year-old driver outside the Lycée Saint-Exupéry in Blagnac. He was reported to be "known to police" but not on the Fiche S security-risk list.more