France

Her posthumous reputation dictated by centuries of almost exclusively male gatekeepers, history has not been kind to the queen of both France and England

The Johnny Hallyday who took the Albert Hall stage one night 10 years ago was the culmination of 50 years of myth-making

The horse, who has been put down after contracting skin cancer, gained fame for her daily strolls while wearing a halter that read, “My name is Jenny. I’ve not escaped, just taking a walk”

The actual stand-up in Netflix's new dramedy is rarely as funny as it is supposed to be, but the characters are so vivid it barely matters

Lili Damita began her life as a revue star, ended it as a broken-hearted recluse and married Errol Flynn in between

Paris St Germain's superstar project has failed and the fans are turning their fire on their expensive acquisitions

Largely forgotten in his own country, Murray Head remains an adoptive hero in France

From politicians unwelcome reception at the Salon de l’Agriculture trade fair to a woman in Berlin claiming she is in a relationship with a model plane - weird news you may have missed form Europe

A leading light of contemporary French cinema, Jacques Audiard is now trying to redefine the nouvelle vague aesthetic for a new century

News from across Europe you might have missed, including reality hitting Italian TV contestants and a surprising find in a mop bucket

The Promise has an excellent cast but the plot is subsumed by the standard demands of a detective show

A train lover’s billet-doux to the Paris underground

CHARLIE CONNELLY on a French cinema legend who always made something extraordinary out of the ordinary

The presidential campaign takes on an apocalyptic tone as a fearful, angry electorate confronts the evidence of a country in decline

The nation needs serious politicians. Instead, we have Boris Johnson’s lies, Liz Truss’ Instagram diplomacy and Oliver Dowden’s warnings against woke

At a talk for the Institute of Directors in Ireland our editor-at-large was asked a multitude of questions, all from the perspective of: 'How did it come to this?'

Catalans Dragons return to action with their eyes on going one step further than last season

After our investigation into the 27 people who drowned in the Channel, one reader reflects on how the country should feel a collective sense of shame on their behalf

What are its causes? What are the solutions? And, more importantly, why does the West choose to ignore them?

A special investigation into the lives of the people who drowned in the Channel.

According to newspaper Il Giornale, the case symbolises a giant clogging of the country's judicial system.

While all eyes are focussed on Partygate, or even Adele postponing her entire Las Vegas residency, British businesses face exponential border queues. But, media outlets aren’t interested.

While Britain has focussed on Boris Johnson's partying and Prince Andrew, desperate people have risked their lives in cold and dangerous waters, writes NIGEL WARBURTON.

Buffeted by the pandemic, Eurostar faced collapse. With little thanks to the UK government, this link to the continent is revived.

The president's wife is starting legal proceedings over a conspiracy theory that she is transgender.

Calmer weather has brought a new surge of migrant boat crossings in the Channel - and with them, new risks.

WILL SELF on the French far-right politician who emerged from a Jewish background.

Food writer JOSH BARRIE brings readers a recipe from Wales with French roots. And, if done right, it resembles a Christmas tree.

Liz Truss, Yolanda Díaz, Valérie Pécresse, Mamata Banerjee, Andrew Bailey. Just some of the names we think will make the headlines in the next 12 months ... for better or worse

Boris Johnson’s posturing over France is making a terrible situation even worse.

In the wake of the tragedy in the Channel, media commentator LIZ GERARD’s searing essay exposes how newspapers demonised refugees - and encouraged ministers to follow them.

For all his undoubted literary genius, Marcel Proust was an underwhelming dinner guest.