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Kids could sue parents over Facebook pics

French parents are being warned to stop posting pictures of children on social networks in case their offspring later sue them for breaching their privacy.

French police fire tear gas to quell migrants

Riot police fired tear gas to push back migrants who set fire to tents and threw stones as bulldozers and demolition teams moved into the Calais "Jungle" camp yesterday.

France: Hit the coast, not the slopes

Now is the time to relish the warm sea air and deserted beaches of Languedoc-Roussillon - land of pastis, seafood and rugby.

France pledges compensation for nuclear tests

Residents of French Polynesia who suffered because of 30 years of French nuclear tests have a legitimate right to compensation, President Francois Hollande said.

Paris: A walking tour in the City of Light

Of course it is possible to take the Metro from the Eiffel Tower to Montmartre but Paris is a wonderful city to explore on foot.

Paris: Bienvenue chez moi

Quan, half-Vietnamese, half-French, is a Greeter. A half-dozen times a year, he gives up a day to play host to visitors who want the inside story on his city.

Bankers cannot pass go at Paris restaurant

The owner of a Michelin-ranked restaurant has banned bankers from his eatery in revenge for being denied a business loan.

French may soon legally ignore work emails

Provision would give employees the right to ignore professional emails and other messages when outside the office.

French rise up against work emails

Liberty, equality, fraternity - and now, the "right to disconnect".

Stop over: Nice

Sitting at the edge of the Mediterranean on the Cote d'Azur, Nice is a region of beauty and diversity.

Klaus Bosselmann: Paris deal promising, but let's not celebrate yet

At present, the atmosphere resembles a wild, uncontrolled rubbish dump. Polluters are free to sink their carbons into the atmosphere simply because they can, writes Klaus Bosselmann.

English targeted as French vote

Climate accord now likely

The years-long quest for a universal pact to avert catastrophic climate change has neared the finish line with a draft agreement completed in Paris.

Banksy makes a point about refugees

"We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant," said Banksy.

The new face of extremism

She's seen as beautiful and glamorous and she's making hard-right policies seem less toxic to voters.

Optimism for climate accord

There's growing optimism in Paris over reaching a landmark agreement to spare future generations the worst impacts of climate change.

Florence Reynolds: Peaceful protest destined to fail

"I write this from my inner city Parisian hostel, nose still stinging from tear gas, sirens drowning out the background traffic noise."

France: King of the castle

Olly Grant steps into the past at Guedelon, built using strictly medieval methods.