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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".

Airline blasted for refusing wheelchair

A disabled rights campaigner has blasted Air France for "nearly ruining his honeymoon" after they refused to allow his electric wheelchair on board.

Further Paris attack plans revealed

A woman whose tip-off allowed police to kill the Paris Attacks ringleader says he planned further attacks including one on a creche, and bragged about entering from Syria.

Iran signs $27 billion Airbus deal

Iran's President has gone on a post-sanctions European shopping trip, buying 118 Airbus jetliners.

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.

France: The angel's scent

Farrah has a nose for divine earthy truffles buried deep in the Bordeaux soil. Catherine Masters meets a talented collie.

Raids shatter calm of countryside

Bird flu outbreak in southwest France

France has found a case of deadly bird flu in the foie gras production region of Perigord, in the country's southwest.