10.2m visitors set record for Le Louvre

The Louvre museum in Paris broke its visitor numbers record in 2018, with 10.2 million over the year - a rise of 25% compared to 2017.

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Museum president Jean-Luc Martinez said that a music video of Beyoncé and Jay-Z, shot at the museum, and the opening of the Louvre in Abu Dhabi had boosted its reputation.

Prefect near Paris accused of blocking residency renewals

Lawyers say they are defending people with 'jobs, homes and families' but who are left undocumented due to delays

Brittany Ferries cancels cross-Channel route earlier than planned

It comes as the ferry company expands capacity on Ireland routes

France to relaunch fuel aid scheme and expand it to 5.5 million drivers

The €100 aid will be renewed, with drivers who benefitted from first round of scheme seeing automatic payments

‘It is not enough to save lives’ - less than half of women in France screen for breast cancer

With October Rose approaching, the founder of a leading breast cancer prevention group says more women must get screened

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Virtual points plan for drivers with foreign licences advances in France

Aim is to end inequality between French and foreign-licence holders

'I really connect with him': Americans in Paris count down to Pope Leo's visit

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Survey uses machine-learning to rank best cities in France for cycling

The new study ranked cycling conditions across France’s biggest cities

‘Extraordinary’ British D-Day veteran Ken Hay dies at 101

He devoted many years to teaching children about the conflict

Close-up of a hand holding a diesel fuel nozzle inserted into a vehicle at a petrol station.

French fuel crisis: summer diesel extended; 14% shortages at pumps

Prices hover at record levels but government will not cut fuel taxes

Why getting an overdraft will soon be more difficult in France

Banks retain power to cancel and limit overdrafts

Eight years of Macron and France is back where it started

Movement that arose in 2018 set to return in October

Forest fires spring up across France as dry weather persists

Several southern departments remain at heightened risk of blazes today

Lidl to open 30 new stores in France: see list of locations

Supermarket plans further expansion into French market over coming decade

French mechanics point to foreign brand as most reliable

Its vehicles can travel up to 500,000km without major issues

Warm, but wet: forecasters give predictions for autumn weather in France

El Niño weather pattern may bring further change to typical conditions

Briton critically ill with West Nile virus in France

75-year-old man was bitten by a mosquito while gardening

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Scotland-France ferry plans axed as Forth Ports pulls out

Last European passenger ferry service from Rosyth ended in 2010

Warm, calm, and dry: French weekly weather forecast September 21 - 25

Above-average temperatures expected as France sees another week without rain

What French should you actually be learning before moving to France?

Time spent accumulating vocabulary you rarely use may leave you less prepared than time spent learning relevant words and practising real-life situations