From cycling along the Loire and spending the night in a former monastery to France's record-breaking culinary creations - this week's La Belle Vie explores the little discoveries that make travelling around France so special.
News
France's presidential candidates have been caught in the middle of a row between French cancer charities and winemakers over whether alcohol should be labelled 'dangerous'....
schools
Class sizes, teacher numbers, heavy timetables: Public statistics shed light on the main demands driving the current high school student movement.
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Four Bordeaux-Begles players, including France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey, were stranded at Bristol Airport after being denied entry into the UK because of an administrative issue on the eve of their Champions Cup opener against Gloucester....
safety
A minibus carrying truck drivers crashed into a train transporting vehicles through the busy Channel Tunnel between France and England has injured 19 people, French authorities said....
News
The spectre of far-right leader Marine Le Pen winning France’s presidency with a pledge to go head-to-head with the European Union is already giving Brussels the jitters, and looming over Emmanuel Macron’s final months in power....
News
A minibus was carrying truck drivers of various nationalities were heading to travel on a LeShuttle train, which carries vehicles and their passengers through the tunnel....
Local
The US Secretary of State, speaking before the Parthenon on October 7, presented nationalism as the sole future for Europe. Yet his message was undercut by Donald Trump's rudderless policy, mired in controversies and turnarounds, writes Le Monde's Gilles Paris in his column....
News
France and Germany have agreed to ease EU pollution rules for new cars and to let Britain count as 'made in Europe,' in a deal meant to help the region's struggling carmakers....
safety
A minibus collided with a stationary train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in northern France on Thursday evening, injuring the driver and 18 passengers, French authorities said....
Local
Whether it's neighbours or strangers, a village tradesman or fellow passengers on the Paris Metro, readers of The Local share the moments that showed them the kindness of people in France....
schools
A 14-year-old charged with attempted murder in France after wounding a principal and a teacher in a school shooting this week said he acted out of revenge for bullying, prosecutors have said....
News
The far-right presidential candidate argued for cutting France's financial contribution to the European Union, but her usual partners stopped short of endorsing her demands....
