David Chazan

Temperatures have risen again as the desperate fight continues to douse flames approaching towns and villages — before looters exploit the chaos

From evacuations in the Cap Ferret peninsula to Spain’s largest forest fire, west of Madrid, how the week unfolded

Ever more frequent blazes in France are adding to the pressures on a wine industry already battered by drought, heatwaves, falling demand and tariffs

Tighter police checks have pushed people-smugglers south of Calais to Hardelot-Plage, making chaotic migrant crossings an increasingly common sight for tourists

The proposal for a glass pavilion, backed by President Macron’s centrists and many left-wingers, has been condemned as a ‘grotesque’ splurge of public money

A festive crowd gathered for the European Aquatics Championships, shrugging off fears over pathogens upstream — and the river’s resident catfish and rats

France is split on how to keep its historic houses open. Should they be hotels or stay open to the public?

A French shoemaker’s joke shoe, featuring a side magnet to pick up pétanque balls, has become a global hit with stooping players

The general’s grandson, Pierre, has ignited a row by speaking out against plans to sell La Boisserie to the French state

Ebba Karlsson accused the authorities of a ‘denial of justice’ after alleging that Daniel Siad raped her. He was found dead in Paris last month