Sightseers today prepared for a 674-step hike up the Eiffel Tower as the Paris landmark and 1,063 foot-symbol of France was reopened following three months of lockdown. The world’s most-visited paid monument, which attracts some 7 million tourists each year, welcomed dozens of visitors after its longest closure since World War Two. Elevators to the … Read more
Incredible footage shows the moment the Red Arrows performed a flypast over Paris on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s 1940 call to resist the Nazis. Cockpit video from yesterday’s display shows RAF jets in total streaking red, white and blue smoke over the French capital’s landmarks, including the Eiffel Tower. The aerobatics squadrons … Read more
French police officers staged a rally near the Eiffel Tower last night to bemoan a lack of support from the government after ministers banned the use of chokeholds and vowed to stamp out racism in the police. France has seen a wave of protests against racism and police brutality after the death of George Floyd … Read more