A man has been given a six-month jail term in France after he threatened to behead a female primary school teacher who had disciplined his son at a village primary school. The 47-year-old was sentenced after a fast-track hearing on Thursday, six days after the events unfolded in Le Fauga, a village with a population
French company Puy du Fou is planning a £600m history-themed park in Oxfordshire. A Guardian investigation has found the company continued working with associates of Konstantin Malofeyev, a pro-Kremlin oligarch under sanctions, on plans for a theme park in Russian-occupied Crimea for longer than it had previously disclosed, and later explored projects in Iran and
A pair of thieves who stole four Renoir paintings from a French museum left two in the garden as they fled, according to the local mayor. The museum’s alarm went off at 05:48 local time (04:48 BST), with police arriving five minutes later. The thieves are still on the run. According to French media, the
The Eiffel Tower has reopened after a one-day strike was called in response to the landmark’s management ordering female staff to keep out of sight at the request of a visiting religious group. City Hall, which operates the Paris landmark, has apologised for breaching France’s republican principle of equality and ordered a full inquiry. Workers
Stealing from the Louvre is understandable. Who would not want a Géricault or a Leonardo to hang in the downstairs loo? The same goes for the Musée d’Orsay, and even the Pompidou: they are French museums packed with remarkable art, all seemingly ripe for audacious theft. But the Renoir Museum? It is hard to see
French police are hunting two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum on the French Riviera after breaking in through a hole cut in its garden fence. Bryan Masson, the mayor of Cagnes-sur-Mer, about 10 miles west of Nice, said the pair appeared to have been “well equipped and well informed” about
Russia has detonated a nuclear warhead over the Black Sea to underline its desire to avenge an assassination attempt on the Russian president. Germany and Italy urge restraint. The American president opts out of the standoff altogether and moots taking out Ukraine’s leader to appease Moscow.A new thriller, which has brought nuclear anxiety to the
“When you’ve revealed too much in a song, that’s when it gets interesting.” For Innocnt, authenticity sits at the heart of his music. The Franco-Belgian artist, who blends soul, R&B and country, looks back on a musical journey that began alone, in a cellar, before he gradually started to build a team around him. For
Monaco beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in Ligue 1’s third round, with Stanis Idumbo scoring the winner at the Stade Louis-II on Saturday. After two draws, PSG slipped to their first defeat of the season, while Monaco moved top of the table on nine points. PSG are 12th on two points and are still waiting for
Five British prime ministers ago – and six French ones – when Emmanuel Macron first confirmed that France would return the Bayeux tapestry to Britain after 1,000 years, he told an audience at Sandhurst and Theresa May – the No 10 seat-warmer of the day – that when it came to France and Britain there
