Newspaper

Why are newspapers known as canards (ducks) in French?

We also look at other expressions around the word canard

‘The price of lies’: French media react to Johnson’s resignation

‘The father of Brexit throws in the towel’ – A roundup of the front pages of France’s dailies

Have British newspapers become harder to find in France?

We look into a change to a major distribution company and also to postal subscriptions of The Telegraph

No European Telegraph but...

We have received a lot of feedback from readers querying the lack of the international edition of The Daily Telegraph in France this summer.

Elderly man finds 'mystery woman' from Paris bus

An 86-year-old man who met a mystery elderly woman on a Paris bus, but “fell under her charm” and forgot to ask for her details, has successfully found her again.

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French culture supports gilets jaunes as numbers drop

More than 1,400 actors and other cultural figures across France - including Juliette Binoche - have condemned the crackdown on the gilets jaunes , even as protest numbers dwindled this weekend.

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How the UK appears in the French press

If you are sometimes puzzled by the topics of conversation French friends have about the UK, it might be because you have not picked up stories about the UK which appear in French media. Connexion reporter Brian McCulloch looked at some stories that were reported in November. Have you noticed others?

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Non-paying business owner names to be published

The French State and press is to publish the names and company names of people who fail to pay business suppliers properly.

Did you know? Le Figaro is named after opera man

The names of most newspapers relate to a geographical region, a time of day or have some relevance to giving out the news of the moment. An exception is France’s oldest national daily and one of the top selling papers, Le Figaro , which takes its name from literature.

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Jura underpants clothes line mystery finally solved

A mystery surrounding lines of underpants hung out across the town of Poligny, Jura has at last been solved after the story hit the headlines across the French media.

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Two funerals, an election, and one last controversy

Opinion writers play a major role in the French press. Here are a few of the latest ‘hot topics’ to feature in the columns of the country’s media

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