Peter Allen

As France enters its sixth night of riots, hopes that action will quieten down have been dampened by a violent attack on a Mayor in Paris.

Police are investigating a murder attempt at the home of… Audio

The bones of a dinosaur named "Big John" have sold for nearly 11 million New Zealand dollars at an auction house in Paris.

Somebody is now the owner of the fossilised remains of the largest and most… Audio

A French court has ruled that thousands of victims of defective breast implants are entitled to compensation.

The case was brought by 2700 women who said they suffered long-term physical and mental… Audio

French President Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing several European leaders to self-isolate after coming into contact with him.

The 42-year-old was tested after developing… Audio

Violence erupted on the streets Paris over the weekend while there were demonstrations in other French cities as tens of thousands protested an incident of police brutality.

Demonstrators were… Audio

France is on high alert after three people were knifed to death in a terror attack at a church in the southern city of Nice.

The incident - at the Notre Dame Bascilica - has prompted French… Audio

The second heatwave to hit Western Europe in less than a month is hitting its peak.

In Paris it's forecast to rise to as much as 43 degrees, and there's also concerns the heat could cause more damage… Audio

French President Emmanuel Macron says Notre-Dame cathedral will be rebuilt "even more beautifully" - and that he wants the work done within five years. A massive fire on Tuesday ravaged the… Audio

The French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron has addressed the nation for the first time since the fire broke out at the Notre Dame cathedral yesterday, saying it will be rebuilt and it will be even… Audio

A fire is ripping through the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. Thick smoke has been billowing into the skies of the French capital for more than two hours. The spire at the rear of the cathedral… Audio

Hundreds of armed police in France are still searching for a gunman who killed three people and injured several others. The shooter, who was on a security watchlist, opened fire at a popular Christmas… Audio

It's been 100 years since the end of the first World War and world leaders have gathered in Paris to mark the event. The armistice treaty came into effect on the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of… Audio

A French gangster who broke out of jail using a hijacked helicopter in July has been recaptured. Forty-six-year-old Rédoine Faïd, France's most wanted fugitive was detained on Wednesday night. Our… Audio

The French environment minister Nicolas Hulot has announced his resignation live in a radio interview in a move that surprised the French President, the prime minister, and even his wife. He made the… Audio

A Chinese billionare has fallen to his death in Provence, in the south of France. French police say Wang Jian was posing for a photo on a parapet in Bonnieux when he fell between 12 and 15 metres. Mr… Audio