French police searched the homes of the health minister and former PM today as part of a criminal investigation into the country’s handling of Covid-19. Health minister Olivier Veran, ex-PM Edouard Philippe and other top officials had their homes searched in dawn raids just hours after president Emmanuel Macron announced a curfew in major cities … Read more
Will France give way in Brexit fishing row? Hints of a compromise on EU access to British waters as trade deal deadline looms French minister for European affairs hints at climbdown on access to UK waters Clement Beaune warned French fishermen they could not expect same rights His comments represent a change from Mr Macron’s hardline … Read more
Boris tells Macron that a Brexit deal is ‘better for both sides’ but he’s prepared to end transition period on Australia-style terms if an agreement can’t be done Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed UK’s commitment to reach agreement Johnson emphasised that progress must be made to bridge the significant gaps It comes ahead of a … Read more
French aid worker Sophie Petronin will be welcomed home by President Emmanuel Macron Friday after suspected jihadist hostage-takers freed the 75-year-old from nearly four years of captivity in Mali. Petronin was released along with a top Malian politician and two Italian hostages late Thursday. The last French citizen known to have been held hostage anywhere … Read more
French First Lady Brigitte Macron‘s daughter has hinted that she may have ambitions to become involved in politics, telling a French publication that she often meets with government ministers to offer them advice. Tiphaine Auzière, 36, was just ten years old when her mother, then a drama teacher at the school she attended, met the … Read more
The man whose marriage ended when the future French President Emmanuel Macron had an affair with his wife died nine months ago – with no announcement until today. André-Louis Auzière, a 69-year-old retired banker, ended his days in ‘the strictest privacy’ last December, according to one of the children he had with Brigitte Macron, who … Read more
French First Lady Brigitte Macron cuts a sombre figure in black as she dons a mask to attend the funeral of singer Juliette Gréco in Paris Brigitte Macron, 67, attended funeral of French singer Juliette Gréco in Paris French public paid last homage to the singer at St-Germain-des-Prés church Gréco, a celebrated chanteuse, died aged … Read more
The former First Lady of France Carla Bruni opened up about confronting President Trump about dating rumours. Bruni, 52, who married former French president Nicolas Sarkozy in 2008, has always denied that she had dated Donald Trump in the 1990s while she worked as a model around the world. The allegations surfaced back in June … Read more
New Paris regulations Bars in Paris, along with Lyon and nine other cities on ‘heightened alert’, to close at 10pm from tonight Ten person restriction at gatherings Number of attendees at weddings and parties limited to 30. Gyms and other indoor sporting facilities will remain closed. Remains mandatory for all pedestrians to wear face masks in … Read more
Lockdown part deux: Paris shuts bars at 10pm starting tonight, restricts gatherings to ten people and makes masks compulsory outside in attempt to push down coronavirus cases Emmanuel Macron’s government has taken strict new measures to slow spread Bars, gyms and public gatherings will all be impacted by the new regulations France yesterday recorded 14,412 … Read more