1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (669+ words) The maximum amount patients can pay each year through two types of French medical charges will rise from €100 to €140 from October 1, with future increases linked to inflation. The annual caps on the two charges will each rise from €50 to €70, meaning…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1082+ words) France’s property market suffered another setback in the second quarter of 2026, with prices nationally falling by 1% between April and June although there were significant differences between regions. The latest figures from INSEE (France’s national institute of statistics), based on property…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1000+ words) France’s ongoing drought crisis continues to disrupt daily life, as 64,000 people remain without access to tap water. This is the number of people “who still need to be supplied by tanker trucks or bottled water for drinking, cooking, and washing,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (589+ words) Normandy department becomes the first place in France to dispatch defibrillators by drone, aiming to speed up cardiac arrest treatment and save lives Seine-Maritime has become the first department in France where defibrillators can be delivered by drone to people…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (582+ words) New survey highlights France’s enduring influence on English vocabulary Perhaps in an attempt to reclaim some national pride following France’s defeat by England in July’s football World Cup third-place play-off (deemed a booby prize by all accounts, what the French…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1037+ words) British holidaymakers are returning to the Channel coast “in droves”, according to tourism experts, after a downturn in numbers following Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Britons have made up the largest contingent of foreign tourists this year in both the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (915+ words) Change is nonetheless hailed as 'a significant step' France's new ‘right to aid in dying’ law is a significant step that has been a long time coming, say campaigners, although they believe it remains too restrictive. Philippe Lohéac, general delegate…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) The success of a floating litter barrier in Toulouse could spawn similar initiatives internationally to stop pollution in rivers reaching the sea. The barrier was installed on the river Garonne at Blagnac, a suburb of Toulouse, in September last year…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (807+ words) France's highest court has ruled that a homeowner is not entitled to natural disaster compensation for cracks in his property because he failed to take “usual measures” to prevent damage. Following the Cour de cassation’s ruling, the homeowner must repay…...