The Latest Breaking News from France

France bans tourists with no Covid booster putting half-term holidays in doubt

France will not allow tourists to enter the country if they received their Covid vaccine more than nine months ago unless they can provide a compelling reason, it has been reported.

Evening Standard · Feb 3, 2022

Today's rugby headlines as WRU admit 'embarrassment' and Ireland ace snubs every Wales player in best Six Nations XV

The latest rugby stories from Wales, the Six Nations and the rest of the rugby world today

Wales Online · Feb 3, 2022

While the focus is on Ukraine, Russia’s presence in the Sahel is steadily growing

With Russian mercenaries invited to Mali as European forces withdraw, how worried should the west be about Russia’s increasing influence across Africa?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2022

Covid rules on travelling to different countries around Europe

Here's everything you need to know about vaccination status and testing process in countries such as France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy

Wales Online · Feb 2, 2022

Concern for 16-year-old boy who has been missing for weeks

Enzi, from Weston-super-Mare, is believed to have travelled to Bristol by bus and may be trying to make his way to France

Bristol Post · Feb 2, 2022

France to start using Pfizer's COVID-19 drug, first in EU

France says it will start administering Pfizer’s coronavirus antiviral drug this week, the first pill for treating COVID-19 approved in the 27-nation EU

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

US deploys more troops to eastern Europe amid Ukraine standoff

The United States announced on Wednesday the deployment of several thousand troops to bolster NATO forces in eastern Europe as the leaders of Germany and France flagged trips to Moscow to address Western fears of an invasion of Ukraine.

France 24 · Feb 2, 2022

Abbé-Pierre foundation blasts Macron’s record on housing as more people find themselves homeless

In its annual report, the Abbé-Pierre Foundation paints a sombre picture of housing in France, with a decline in access to public housing, which it blames on what it claims are President Emmanuel Macron’s poor housing policies, exacerbated by the Covid crisis.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 2, 2022

Dele Alli's reasons for transfer U-turn after Tottenham's offer to seven European clubs

Dele Alli completed an eleventh hour switch to Everton on deadline day - but the former Tottenham outcast had been poised to move to France in a bid to reignite his career

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Victims of domestic abuse in France to be told when perpetrators leave prison

Domestic violence victims in France will now be notified when their former partner is to be released from jail. The move is part of measures put in place at the start of February to combat domestic abuse in France, where one women is murdered by a man every three days.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 2, 2022