Petanque refs threaten to boycott French contest over drunk players ‘The day we have a death in the field because of alcohol, we will say: "Something should have been done",' said one referee
Six phrases to describe being drunk in French From cul sec to boire comme un trou, we take a look inside France’s drink-related lexicon
France is country where alcohol is drunk the most often, poll finds People in France drink alcohol on 132 days of the year, well above the global average of 101, but they are not the heaviest drinkers
news Jail for four-times limit lorry driver in Occitanie A truck driver in Occitanie has been jailed for 10 months after being caught driving while more than four times over the legal blood alcohol limit, while also talking on his mobile phone.
Normandy city takes hard line on public drunkenness €120 cost of transport to drunk tank will be added to €150 fine
Drunk ‘missing’ man spent night at bottom of a well A drunk man who spent the night at the bottom of a well and in a nearby forest in Vaucluse has been found safe and well after friends reported him missing.