This word has evolved from a specialist chess term to being more widely used slang.

A man who was caught on video lighting a cigarette from a memorial flame at a major Paris war monument was handed a three-month suspended sentence on Friday.

One woman has died, thousands were evacuated and at least 13 injured in a massive wildfire in southern France - here's the ...

The French weather forecaster has put in place weather alerts for heatwaves for this weekend - here's a look at where the ...

Anyone who made a mistake on their most recent French tax declaration can correct it online, without penalties.

Simon Bernard’s private war on plastic pollution began in 2016.

From lesser-known French hiking destinations and staying safe in the mountains to swimming in the Seine, this week's La Belle ...

France’s top constitutional authority has blocked a controversial law that would allow the reintroduction of a pesticide ...

France's biggest wildfire in decades will burn for several more days even though it has been brought under control, ...

After a number of reports from pensioners about their French citizenship applications being rejected, The Local investigates what is going on with the French citizenship application process.

As France's largest wildfire since 1949 rages on in south-west France, forecasters have placed several départements in ...

France's largest recorded wildfire since 1949 has left a trail of destruction with homes and vehicles burned and vineyards left charred and destroyed.