Europe France Smoking will be banned on all the country's beaches, in public parks, forests and near schools, after Emmanuel Macron promised to create 'the first tobacco-free generation'; 7.200 smoke-free zones already exist in France
Europe France French police recorded an average 15% year-on-year increase in domestic violence incidents between 2019 and 2022, with numbers doubling between 2022 and 2016, according to data from the Ministry of the Interior's statistics unit
Europe France Panic buttons will be installed in schools in a bid to alert police of terrorist attacks, after a teacher has been murdered last month; several towns and cities already use them but PM Borne said the system should be introduced nationwide
Europe France The Pas-de-Calais département in northern France has confirmed a red alert for river flooding and heavy rain due to continuing downpours, with schools closed and transport disrupted
Europe France President Macron said his government intends to include abortion rights in the Constitution to make them 'irreversible'; a draft will be submitted to the Council of State, highest administrative court, to make them constitutional by the end of the year
Europe France UNICEF France and a dozen civil society associations sent a letter to the PM asking her to urgently develop an ambitious national strategy for the mental health of children and young people
Europe France The exhibition entitled Renault 12 at the Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations in Marseille tells the little-known story of Maghrebi families in France
Europe France France's military presence in Niger will end with troops withdrawal within the year and France will pull its ambassador from the country as a result of the coup, President Macron announced after weeks of tensions
Europe France The French government decided at the last minute not to broadcast a campaign on alcohol consumption during the Rugby World Cup following pressure from the French lobbies
Europe France Vegetarian products that use "meat language" could soon be banned under a new set of rules on the names of plant-based meat substitutes, becoming the first EU country to do so
Europe France The typical Islamic garments known as abayas will be banned in schools starting September
Europe France The country 'fully supports' the ECOWAS decision to activate a reserve military force on Niger's borders, condemning the ongoing coup attempt in Niger and the kidnapping of President Bazoum and his family
Europe France Air France has launched a remote baggage check-in and delivery service for flights departing from Paris Charles de Gaulle airport following an agreement with French baggage specialist Alltheway