The Latest Breaking News from France

British tourists face surcharge to enter Louvre and other top French attractions because they're not in EU

France’s culture minister unveils plans to hit non-EU citizens with extra charges for top tourism sites

Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024

‘I stood on the sunny hilltop imagining I was a Roman’: readers’ favourite ancient sites in Europe

Celtic coins in Jersey, vast Neolithic structures in Spain and France, and a Roman bath or two feature in our tipsters’ picks from antiquity and beyond

The Guardian - UK · Oct 25, 2024

Calls To Charge Tourists To Enter Paris' Notre-Dame Cathedral

French ministers have raised the idea of charging tourists to enter Paris' world-famous Notre-Dame cathedral when it opens in December after a five-year restoration, a proposal that drew a rebuke from the city's diocese on Thursday.

International Business Times · Oct 25, 2024

Police appeal over missing mother and son eight years after they went to France

Sarah Sisson and Harvey Belshaw have not been in contact with family and friends since October 2016.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

$1 billion raised for Lebanon at Paris conference – but ceasefire remains elusive

It comes as an Israeli airstrike killed three Lebanese soldiers in the south of the country

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

How to watch the 2025 Tour de France route presentation

Find out all the details of the courses for the men's race and the Tour de France Femmes live on October 29

Cycling News · Oct 24, 2024

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson requests French nationality

Anti-whaling activist Paul Watson has requested French nationality, his lawyer Jean Tamalet told AFP on Thursday, as Paris pushes for his release from a Greenland jail where he is being held pending possible extradition to Japan.

Radio France Internationale · Oct 24, 2024

France Pledges Aid To Support Lebanon Amid Crisis

France commits 100 million euros in aid to Lebanon at an international conference in Paris to address urgent humanitarian crisis and conflict challenges.

Top News · Oct 24, 2024

France Announces 100 Million Euro Aid Package For Lebanon

France offers 100 million euros aid to help Lebanon recover from Beirut explosion. President Macron expresses solidarity with Lebanon in the wake of the de...

Top News · Oct 24, 2024

French culture minister proposes entrance fee for Notre Dame to help fund preservation work

France’s culture minister has proposed introducing an entrance fee to visit Notre Dame cathedral in Paris when it reopens in December, aiming to generate funds for the preservation of the country’s religious heritage

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024