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Map: Are there new Michelin star restaurants near you in France?
The new Michelin Guide France 2025 awarded 78 new stars to restaurants across the country
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What do Trump and other world leaders say about Le Pen office ban decision?
From ‘left-wing abuse of the legal system’ to ‘the rule of law’, reactions have been fierce
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Burglaries: the French cities and towns most - and least - affected
New official stats have been released with significant geographical differences
Paris tests anti-heat and anti-noise roads
Paris is the first city in France to test a special road surface aimed at reducing noise and heat

Rue de Courcelles, rue Lecourbe and rue Frémicourt in the 8th and 15th arrondissements have been fitted with 200-metre sections which can reduce temperature by two degrees and cut noise by half.
The move follows on from France’s Plan Climat of 500 measures to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050.