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Inhabitants of the village of Sant Joan de les Abadesses wait to be tested for Covid-19, in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, today

Covid-19 cases in Spain cross half a million mark

World • 07 Sep

France reported a record of nearly 9,000 daily cases on Friday, and a further 8,550 cases in the past 24 hours

France places seven regions on high alert for Covid-19

Coronavirus • 06 Sep

Donald Trump dismissed the report as a disgrace

Trump denies report he spoke badly of US war dead

France is ploughing more public cash into its economy than any other big European country as a percentage of GDP

France details €100 billion stimulus to revive economy

Business • 03 Sep

The vehicle was attacked as it came out of a branch of the Bank of France in Lyon (Pic: Google Maps)

Thieves make off with €9m in French cash robbery

World • 29 Aug

PSG fans clashed with police outside the Parc de Princes

Scores arrested as PSG fans riot in Paris after defeat

Europe • 24 Aug

Champagne dealers agree a 22% production cut to Covid-19

Champagne makers agree harvest cut after Covid-19 slump

Business • 18 Aug

Passengers arriving at Belfast airport

New quarantine deadline passes for NI travellers

Coronavirus • 15 Aug

Travellers arrive at St Pancras train station in London

British rush home from France to beat new quarantine

Coronavirus • 14 Aug

Wreckage of the car found after eight people were killed by unidentified gunmen in Niger

French aid workers among eight killed in Niger

World • 10 Aug

A Dover Pilot Harbour Patrol boat taking dingys out to sea

UK names 'Channel threat commander' as crossings surge

World • 09 Aug

The fires have ravaged about 1,000 hectares of vegetation and are threatening residential areas

Thousands evacuated as fires rage in southern France

Europe • 05 Aug

The French economy slumped by a record 13.8% in the second quarter due to Covid-19

France suffers record GDP plunge in second quarter

Business • 31 Jul

BNP Paribas confirmed its guidance for 2020 net income to decline by between 15 and 20%

BNP Paribas beats profit forecasts on investment bank

Business • 31 Jul

Image: Souhaila Saidi

Neighbours catch children jumping to escape fire

News Lens • 23 Jul

Dozens of firefighters tackled the blaze

Blaze at Nantes cathedral contained

World • 18 Jul

Ian Bailey is facing a third extradition process to France, in relation to the death of Sophie Du Plantier

'Strong public interest' in Ian Bailey extradition

Courts • 17 Jul

Cedric Chouviat died in hospital two days after an altercation with police officers who held him down for about 20 seconds

Three French police charged over chokehold death

World • 17 Jul

The image was found in the attic of an abandoned farmhouse in the eastern Italian region of Abruzzo last month

Stolen Banksy tribute to Paris attack victims returned

News Lens • 14 Jul

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he would like to make face coverings mandatory in enclosed public spaces

Face coverings could be required indoors - Macron

Coronavirus • 14 Jul

Organisers insisted that the maximum number of 5,000 people allowed at any gathering in France had not been exceeded

French mayor regrets lack of distancing at music event

World • 12 Jul

Businesses were shut for two months due to the coronavirus

France uncovers 'massive fraud' of Covid-19 payouts

Coronavirus • 10 Jul

The cathedral was destroyed in a fire in April of last year

Notre-Dame spire to be restored to Gothic design

Europe • 10 Jul

Daimler owns the Mercedes-Benz and Smart car brands - the latter of which had until now been manufactured in France

Daimler plans to shut French factory in restructuring

Business • 03 Jul

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and his entire government resigned

Macron appoints new PM in French government reshuffle

World • 03 Jul

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