13.4 C
London
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
- Advertisement -

CATEGORY

PARIS

Palace of Versailles evacuated again amid heightened alert level in France

The Palace of Versailles, one of France’s most visited tourist attractions, was evacuated on Tuesday for a security scare, for the second time in...

Louvre evacuated after threat as France remains on high alert following attack

The Louvre museum in Paris was evacuating all visitors and staff and closing early on Saturday after it received a written threat. It said the...

French police fire tear gas at protesters amid new strikes over pension reforms

Protesters have disrupted traffic around Paris’s main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities amid the latest round of...

Paris streets calm after pension reform protests as rubbish piles up

Protests were planned to continue in France over the weekend against president Emmanuel Macron’s controversial pension reform, as rubbish continued to reek in the...

Paris trains cancelled after cables burned in ‘scandalous’ act of vandalism

Apparently deliberate fires in clusters of electrical cables have caused a series of cancellations on the Paris train network, all but shutting down services...

France’s second heatwave of the year leaves Paris sweltering

Regional authorities in the French capital Paris have warned residents to be vigilant, with temperatures soaring to 36C. In a tweet, the Ile-de-France prefecture also...

Eiffel Tower grows another 20ft thanks to new antenna

The Eiffel Tower has grown by by nearly 20ft (six metres) after engineers hoisted a new communications antenna at the very top of the...

France lifts Covid rules on unvaccinated and mask wearing

France has lifted most Covid-19 restrictions, abolishing the need to wear face masks in most settings and allowing people who are not vaccinated back...

Paris police ban road blockades threatened by coronavirus protesters

Police in Paris have banned road blockades threatened by groups organising protests against Covid-19 restrictions, in part inspired by protesters in Canada. Citing “risks of...

World’s biggest triceratops skeleton sells for £5.5m in Paris

The world’s biggest triceratops skeleton, known as “Big John”, has been sold for 6.6 million euros (£5.5 million) at a Paris auction house. The enormous...

Latest news

- Advertisement -