Paris Fashion Week calendar confirmed – with a major surprise and notable absentees
Ahead of the launch of the event on 25 September, the Paris Fashion Week calendar has been announced.
2023-08-29 19:20
France to ban the wearing of abayas in schools, fueling accusations of Islamophobia
France will ban schoolchildren from wearing abayas ahead of the upcoming academic year, the government has said, the latest in a series of contentious restrictions in the country on clothing associated with Muslims.
2023-08-28 21:19
France to ban female students from wearing abayas in state schools
The education minister says female Muslim students will not be allowed to wear the loose-fitting robe.
2023-08-28 04:17
France and EU to spend 215 million euros shoring up struggling wine producers
The French government and the European Union will spend 200 million euros ($215 million) to help the country's wine producers, who are struggling to cope with falling prices and waning demand.
2023-08-26 19:48
France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls
A cocktail of problems hit the industry, including demand for wine falling as more people drink craft beer.
2023-08-26 07:26
Mixed year for French wine but champagne fizzes
PARIS French wine production in 2023 is expected to be near the average of the last five years,
2023-08-08 17:57
Paris robbery: Smartly dressed gang stage €10m jewellery raid
Two men in suits and a woman wearing a dress target a store in a street full of luxury jewellery shops.
2023-08-02 01:57
Airbnb notes 'exceptional level' of demand in Paris region ahead of Olympics
PARIS Vacation rentals company Airbnb said on Wednesday that it had noted an "exceptional level" of demand for
2023-07-26 15:50
Paris to bring back swimming in Seine after 100 years
Banned for a century because of filthy water, bathing is to resume in parts of the river in Paris.
2023-07-25 08:17
Fast grocery firms doomed by French dark store ban
Hampered by hostile new regulations, firms that promised instant grocery deliveries are leaving France.
2023-07-20 00:24
Eurostar: Facial verification system to reduce queues at St Pancras
New technology means some passengers can avoid manual checks and queues at St Pancras station.
2023-07-18 13:53
France will pay you to repair your clothes
France is to introduce a scheme that will subsidize repairs to clothing and shoes in order to cut waste and planet-heating pollution from the textile industry.
2023-07-13 21:16