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Five people are facing prosecution for allegedly threatening the judge who barred far-right leader Marine Le Pen from running in the 2027 French presidential election. Judge Bénédicte de Perthuis, who sentenced Ms Le Pen on Monday, was granted special police protection in response to o

French legal bodies and government ministers have condemned threats and insults targeting the judge who convicted and sentenced far-right leader Marine Le Pen. Ms Le Pen was found guilty on Monday of embezzlement for her role in a scheme which saw European parliamentary funds used to finance her pol

A French denier of the Holocaust who had been on the run for two years in Scotland has been jailed. Vincent Reynouard, 56, was arrested in Anstruther, in Fife in November 2022 before being extradited to France, where he has now been convicted.

A 102-year-old man is suing the French state for compensation over his forced deportation to Nazi Germany as a labourer during the Second World War. Albert Corrieri is seeking €43,200, which he calculates as €10 per hour for the time he spent in forced labour. “We are forgotten victi

A man whose credit card was stolen and used to buy a €500,000 (£414,000) winning lottery scratchcard in France has appealed to the thieves to come forward so they can split the prize. The winning ticket, purchased in Toulouse, has yet to be submitted for collection.

Gisèle Pelicot's ex-husband and 50 other men have been convicted of rape and other offences in the French mass trial which made global headlines. Dominique Pelicot, 72, who drugged and raped his then wife, also 72, and arranged for other men to come to their home to rape her while she was dru

France is to enshrine the right to abortion in its constitution at a joint session of its parliament next week. The move, approved by the senate last night, would create a “guaranteed freedom” of women to choose an abortion.

France has passed a law compelling social media platforms such as TikTok to authenticate users' ages and gain parental approval for those under 15, as part of its effort to safeguard children online. Digital transition minister Jean-Noel Barrot told lawmakers that this "landmark" legislation would b

The arrest of a French publisher by British police following his arrival in London over his participation in protests in France has been condemned. Ernest Moret, 29, is foreign rights manager for the French publisher Editions La Fabrique and the science fiction author Alain Damasio.

France is on the cusp of adopting new legislation to regulate influencers amid claims some promote financial scams, defective products and dodgy cosmetic procedures.

France's top constitutional court will today rule on whether to approve President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms amid widespread opposition and three months of mass protests. Mr Macron's reforms would raise the minimum retirement age from 62 to 64.

A citizens' assembly established by the French government has recommended the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted dying. The Citizens' Convention on the End of Life, made up of 184 citizens randomly selected to form a representative selection of French society, submitted its final report to Pres

Language defence groups in France are taking legal action over the excessive use of English by public institutions and businesses. Notre Dame and La Poste are the latest targets the French purists' ire. They have cited as the most egregious case “Ma French Bank”, the online bank recently

French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged to enshrine the right to abortion in the country's constitution. In a speech made in Paris paying tribute Gisèle Halimi, a lawyer and feminist activist who died in 2020, he said he wanted the change implemented “within months”.

Parents who seek attention on social media by posting images of their children could be thwarted under a bill being considered in France. The draft private member’s bill seeks to address an increasing number of 'influencers' who garner views by recording the lives of their children.