More than 10,000 Britons have become German, French or Swedish since 2016 Brexit vote as thousands seek to retain freedom of movement as dual-nationality EU citizens Eurostat reports a six-fold rise in UK nationals taking EU citizenships since 2015 Over 6,000 have become Germans and over 3,000 secured French passports The trend shows a rush of … Read more
Private jet full of super-rich holidaymakers is sent back to London after the group landed in France and tried to get to their villa by helicopter during coronavirus lockdown Seven men in their 40s & 50s and three women in their 20s landed in Marseille Their three helicopters waiting to take them to Cannes were … Read more
The once bustling streets of the vibrant French Quarter in New Orleans remain empty but for restaurant workers and a few lonely musicians as Louisiana moves past the projected peak of its coronavirus outbreak with one of the highest fatality rates in the country. Deaths in Orleans parish, which encompasses the city, hit 224 on … Read more
The beloved stars of Escape to the Chateau are back on our screens for another series of a popular television spin-off how where they help guide others to follow in their footsteps. Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel swapped their two-bed flat in Essex for a 45-room chateau in France, and now they’re returning for … Read more
A five-day evangelical congregation at a French megachurch has been blamed for sparking the country’s biggest cluster of coronavirus infections. Worshippers at the Christian Open Door church in Mulhouse, near the Swiss border, had travelled across the world for the week-long event on February 18. The prayer meeting kicked off the biggest cluster of Covid-19 cases … Read more
A bid to evacuate coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas of eastern France has begun, with German forces stepping in to take some to hospitals over the border. Two specially modified TGV high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy toward hospitals along France’s western coast today, where the outbreak has been limited so far. … Read more
French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, becomes most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus By Peter Allen for MailOnline Published: 10:20 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 29 March 2020 A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old … Read more
They said this French ski resort could never work… but 60 years later La Rosière is thriving (and the pistes never get crowded!) During the Sixties La Rosière’s first ski-lift, called the Poletta drag, opened Since then, the French resort town on the Italian border has continued to grow And with a 1,900-room Club Med … Read more
Love Island’s Georgia Harrison wears plastic gloves and a face mask as she steps out of self-isolation to take her French Bulldog for a walk in the park By Ellie Phillips For Mailonline Published: 19:50 GMT, 23 March 2020 | Updated: 19:51 GMT, 23 March 2020 She has been self-isolating amid the coronavirus pandemic. And, Georgia … Read more
From Brittany in the north to the Spanish border in the south, there are miles of charming spots to discover on the Atlantic coast in France. The sea may be rough, but there are plenty of sheltered coves and bays to avoid the swells. We’ve trawled from top to bottom to find ten of the … Read more