Hugh Schofield

The authorities in France are expected to advise some thirty thousand women who've had breast implants to have them removed, because of fears over their safety Audio

The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been questioned on national television about a scandal that's been threatening to undermine his presidency. Audio

The French government has been told not to bring in an outright ban of the all-enveloping Islamic veil. Audio

French police have arrested 25 people in connection with the country's biggest jewel theft which took place in Paris last December. Audio

Air traffic control lost contact with the flight shortly after it took off from Rio de Janeiro's international airport in Brazil en route to Paris yesterday. Audio

It's believed an Air France plane has crashed into the Atlantic with more than 200 people on board. Audio

The Rwandan government's released a report claiming France had direct involvment in the 1994 genocide. Audio

They say its dealings with corrupt regimes in Africa encourage abuses of human rights. Audio

French president Nicholas Sarkozy says he won't rule out boycotting the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. Audio