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France enters recession as GDP falls by record 5.8% in first quarter

France's gross domestic product contracted 5.8 percent in the first quarter and is officially in a recession, mainly because of the coronavirus lockdown imposed...

Coronavirus: France mandates masks for schools and transport

France will make face masks compulsory on public transport and in secondary schools when it starts easing its coronavirus lockdown on 11 May, Prime...

Ligue 1 and 2: France’s top two divisions will not resume this season

The Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 seasons will not resume after France banned all sporting events, including behind closed doors, until September. Prime Minister Edouard...

French police officers suspended for using racist slur in viral video

Two police officers in Paris have been suspended after being filmed using an extremely offensive racist slur. The officers used a derogatory term for North...

Amazon France CEO hopes can reopen warehouses ‘very quickly’

Amazon (AMZN.O) does not know when its warehouses in France might reopen but hopes it can be soon, the head of its French business...

Coronavirus: France death toll passes 10,000

The number of people in France who have died from the coronavirus has now risen above 10,000. Latest figures show 10,238 people died from the...

France records 471 more virus deaths in hospitals as total toll tops 5,000

France recorded 471 new coronavirus hospital deaths and 884 deaths in retirement homes, the country's chief medical adviser told a press conference on Thursday. France's...

Coronavirus death toll in France surges past 3,500

The new coronavirus killed an additional 499 people in France on Tuesday as it continues to take a devastating toll on the country, said...

France’s Euro 84-winning coach Michel Hidalgo dies aged 87

Michel Hidalgo, the coach of the great France team that won the 1984 European Championship, has died at the age of 87, the French...

France to shut ‘non-essential’ public places – PM

France on Saturday drastically stepped up its measures against the spread of the coronavirus, announcing the closure of all non-essential public places including restaurants...

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