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Concern is growing across France after a nine-year-old girl disappeared during a family wedding.
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The company hopes to tackle the problem of sexual harassment and assault in taxi cabs.
Macron's beauty secret is out...but it'll cost you a pretty penny (or a few) to get the same look.
Will the passion endure after Brexit?
France is world famous for its nudist beaches and its topless sunbathers but there are some rules or customs you need to abide by when it comes to taking your clothes off this summer. Here's what you need to know about dropping your top (or bottoms) on French beaches.
Find out what it really means to 'return to the sheep', 'place a rabbit' and 'have a cockroach'.
Finding love locally has never been easier. Find out why.
Here's a look at France from a different angle - through the lens of a French astronaut in space.
Is Paris selling its soul to attract London's Brexiting bankers?
French women's magazine Elle has sold a record number of copies - thanks to cover star and 'first lady' Brigitte Macron.
Student life in France is getting more costly. Rises in transport passes and rent have pushed up the living cost by an average of two percent in the past year - but some French cities still offer student life on a budget.
From how to make local friends to working out the grading system, British student Jessie Williams, who has just spent a year at university in France spells out what international students should expect: both the good and the bad.
Just another reason to head to the south west of France.
Paris might be a city rich in history but any visitor these days would be wise to make use of modern technology to get the most out of their trip to the City of Light. So The Local has gathered together ten free smartphone apps that could come in handy.
France's unemployment rate fell by 0.1 points between April and June 2017, reaching 9.2 percent in France.
France and Germany plan to issue a new proposal to tax internet giants so that they pay a "fair contribution" in every country where they earn money, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire said on Sunday.
French President Emmanuel Macron's popularity rating slumped a further 14 points in August to hit 40 percent, following a sharp 10-point drop the previous month, according to a poll released Sunday.
French striker Andre-Pierre Gignac has received a rare tribute from hundreds of Mexican schoolchildren, who voted to name a newborn Bengal tiger at their local zoo after the Mexico-based star.
