The Latest Breaking News from France

Caregivers who had been suspended in 2021 for not being vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to be reinstated 'mid-May', France’s health minister announced.

May Day is usually a worldwide celebration of labour rights, but this year’s rallies saw people walk out in outrage at their conditions including across France

Central bank raises cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.85% in defiance of most economists’ predictions

Exclusive: YouGov survey in seven countries tested backing for government and individual action on crisis

In the UK, the Government is already increasing the retirement age, without proper consultation, to 67 from 2028. The PM now looks to bring forward to 2036 from 2046 the scheduled rise to 68 - he should take France as a warning

Thousands marched across Paris and other French cities in what unions hoped would be one of the biggest May Day demonstrations in years. Galvanised by previous protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reform plans, including raising the retirement age from 62 to 64, protesters marched with a sense of determination.

Indian Motorcycle announces its International Female Ride Day group ride, shuttling women riders from Toulouse to Nice, France, on May 2-6, 2023.

Teargas fired amid clashes as unions turn traditional marches into anti-government protest against pension reform

France was gripped by widespread May Day protests on Monday as unions joined forces to call for “tidal wave” street marches to force the government to repeal an unpopular pensions law that was rammed through parliament by decree.