France

A recent court order to remove the cross about a statue of John Paul II has sparked a diplomatic row between France and Poland.

French authorities believe the case to be a family tragedy but have yet to work out why the incident took place.

Polanski accused of under-age rape by a woman who says he assaulted her in 1972 in Gstaad, Switzerland.

The man is reported to have hit his head on the roof and fell to his death on the tracks of a nearby bridge.

A Muslim couple was reported to the police after they attempted to register the name Jihad for their newborn son in the Toulouse suburb of Léguevin.

Price of butter has risen by 60% in August to €6.7 per kilogram as supplies dwindle.

French women have begun shaming predators online as the debate about sexual harassment gathers pace on both sides of the Atlantic following the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

Bertrand Cantat battered to death his actress girlfriend Marie Trintignant in a hotel room in Vilnius, Lithuania, in 2003.

Industrial action by public sector workers causing disruption as nine unions take part in coordinated work stoppages.

Denmark will following Austria and France to ban burqas in public after a majority of lawmakers backed proposals to forbid face coverings.

Chelsea midfielder N'Golo Kante has suffered a muscle injury on international duty with France.

The company has been accused by French prosecutors of paying Isis to keep a Syrian cement plant open.

The man was shot dead after the attack at Saint Charles station.

The away barrier collapsed during the match between Lille and Amiens at the Stade de la Licorne.

Giroud scored his 100th goal for Arsenal against Borisov.

Sealed bags filled with 1,698kg of narcotics found hidden in industrial filters.

Gal Vallerius, 38, is accused of using the persona 'OxyMonster' to sell drugs.

On 17 September, a Heathrow-bound British Airways flights was grounded after a 'direct security threat'.

The couple, named as Herve and Rose-Marie, grew up in separate homes and met by chance in 2006.

Almost 8,000 students were sent home as lessons were cancelled.

Two victims suffer facial burns as unknown individual targets tourists in acid attack.

French police and military deployed to protect public against terror attacks have become targets themselves.

Authorities were alerted to the lab after workmen noticed suspicious items.

The girl was found 'drenched in blood' after being attacked in the city, in northern France.

Thirteen people appear in court after police spotted suspicious divers in Guadeloupe.

However, only 1% of Paris' needs are met by next to negligible domestic production.

Nine-year-old Maëlys de Araujo disappeared from a wedding on 27 August.

The leader's support base is waning - unlike his foundation.

Police evacuated Nimes station following reports of three men acting suspiciously however it is now thought to be a false alarm.

Wife of French president Emmanuel Macron gives first major interview since he won the French presidency.