Angelique Chrisafis

Unions say ban will take time to enact, while president also wants under-15s social media ban as key legacy

French high schools are rushing to put in place a hurriedly signed off ban on mobile phones this week as Emmanuel Macron pushes for children to spend less time in front of screens.

Emmanuel Macron approved the high school phone ban this month after another measure he had hoped would be a key legacy, his proposed social media ban for under-15s, was knocked back as unconstitutional

Noëlla Lamy, 52, who described herself as one of Céline Dion 's biggest fans, was preparing to spend all night on a Paris pavement without a tent but wearing a sweatshirt printed with the singer's face for comfort.

French-Canadian singer has rewarded patience of hundreds waiting outside hotel with regular appearances and the odd dance

Two thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks and dropping one as they fled.

Two thieves have broken into a museum dedicated to the French impressionist painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir in southern France, stealing four artworks and dropping one as they fled.

Fourteen men will go on trial in Paris on Tuesday over the deaths of at least 31 people in the worst mass drowning from a small-boat crossing in the Channel on record.

Reform UK has insisted its deal with France's far-right National Rally to return migrants back across the channel was fully approved by the party

More than 30,000 due to attend Canadian artist’s opener at Plenitude arena, as thousands without tickets plan Friday night karaoke