France exports electricity to its European neighbours again
For the first time in months, France is a net exporter of electricity as a result of a mild winter, increased wind power production, and the re-starting of several nuclear reactors.
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Brigitte Macron backs compulsory school uniforms in France
First lady says she is in favour of ‘simple but not dull outfit’, before debate on issue pushed by far rightThe French president’s wife, Brigitte Macron, has weighed into the politically charged debate in France on whether to introduce compulsory schoo…
French education minister presents plan to tackle drastic school level slump
France’s National Education Ministry this week announced new measures to get schoolschildren’s basic French and maths skills up to scratch, including two extra hours of reading and writing, and daily dictation exercises.
Further petrol shortages loom as French oil workers’ union calls strike
As the CGT group plans to stop work at oil refineries to protest the government’s proposals for pension reform, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has called on trade unions opposed to the reform “not to penalise the French”.
French hunter gets jail sentence for accidental killing of woodcutter
A French hunter who shot dead a Franco-British man he mistook for a wild boar got a two-year suspended sentence on Thursday, days after the government outlined tighter rules for the sport.
French hunter who fatally shot man he mistook for boar given suspended sentence
Julien Féral also receives life hunting ban over death of Morgan Keane, as government tightens rules for sportA hunter who shot dead a French-British man he mistook for a wild boar has received a two-year suspended sentence and has been banned from hun…
Spring date set for Franco-British summit in Paris
In what is set to be the first meeting of its kind in five years, French President Emmanuel Macron will host British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in Paris for a bilateral summit at the Elysée Palace in early March.
French parliament votes to make solar panels compulsory on large car parks
One of the key measures of the Acceleration of Renewable Energies bill, adopted on 10 January by the French National Assembly, will make compulsory the installation of solar panels on all car parks of over 1,500 square metres.
French unions rally workers for widespread strikes against pensions reform
French unions have called cross-sector strikes and street rallies for 19 January in an announcement made less than two hours after Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne unveiled deeply unpopular plans to reform the pension system.
More NHS staff to strike as Rishi Sunak confirms use of private healthcare – as it happened
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLynch says in areas where the Department for Transport has not had the final say, the RMT has beeen able to negotiate acceptable pay deals.He claims the DfT is following …