Angelique Chrisafis

Michel Barnier may still face vote of no-confidence as a result of political paralysis over €60bn in proposed taxation

It seems Michel Barnier’s experience of negotiating Brexit with the British was no match for the bitter rivalry of French politics

Outgoing Michel Barnier warns any government will face challenge of debt and a divided society

Gisèle Pelicot had no idea her husband of 50 years had been drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her. As one of the most horrific trials France has ever seen comes to a close, the world is left asking: how could this happen?

Dominique Pelicot, one of the worst sex offenders in modern French history, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for drugging his then

Husband of Gisèle Pelicot suspected of raping and murdering a Paris estate agent and attempting to rape another

Dominique Pelicot, who has been jailed for 20 years for drugging his then wife, Gisèle Pelicot, and inviting men to rape her, faces a further

Gisèle Pelicot was greeted by chants of ‘Thank you, Gisèle’ as she left court after her ex-husband and 50 other men were sentenced

As Gisèle Pelicot walked down the steps of the Avignon courthouse at the end of the biggest rape trial in French history, hundreds of supporters

Gisèle Pelicot had no idea her husband of 50 years had been drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her. As one of the most horrific trials France has ever seen comes to a close, the world is left asking: how could this happen? Gisèle Pelicot had no idea her husband of 50 years had been drugging her and inviting dozens of men to rape her. As one of the most horrific trials France has ever seen comes to a close, the world is left asking: how could this happen?