The Latest Breaking News from Paris

An alternative to a retirement home in a mansion near Toulouse, where residents have invented a new way of living together and contributing to society. The David-and-Goliath story of an independent Parisian cinema that's reopening after years of fighting eviction. And the story behind France's annual census.

A century after quantum mechanics revolutionised physics, one of its most transformative applications - the quantum computer - is edging closer to reality. Among the global race of companies pursuing this technology, French startup Quandela is taking a distinctive approach from its headquarters in Massy, just outside Paris.

Paris came in fifth

Nestled on a quiet street near the Champs-Élysées, the Élysées Lincoln's new look by Louis Denavaut is film inspiration made tangible

Actors including Claudia Jessie, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha and Golda Rosheuvel all appeared at the event.

The Paris Louvre has introduced a new €32 (+45%) entrance fee for non-European individual visitors; guided groups will have to pay €28, capped at 20 people per visit to preserve quality, according to museum authorities.

Michael Schumacher's and Eddie Irvine's 1997 Formula F310 B chassis 179 has been listed for RM Sotheby's Paris sale with an estimate of €5,500,000-€7,500,000

Farmers from FNSEA and Jeunes Agriculteurs unions left Paris after protesting rising costs. Tractors entered Toulouse, defying a local ban, under police watch.

French farmers began lifting their blockade of Paris early Wednesday after the government pledged debt relief measures and an emergency farm law, as protests driven by opposition to the EU-Mercosur trade deal continued elsewhere in the country.

The Parisian landmark is raising ticket prices for many visitors to fund renovations and security after recent challenges

How do you retain a space of democracy in a world that is reverting to violent conquest? By building a protective moat of federalism around it, says Paris-based Guardian writer Alexander Hurst