France’s Socialist Party in throes of legislative election disaster

The party of Mitterrand and Jaurès is set to lose 90% of its nearly 300 seats

France greets François Hollande’s political ‘death’ with relief

President’s decision not to seek re-election widely welcomed on both left and right

French presidential polls to be battle of unpopularity

While Francois Hollande has yet to declare, there is little doubt he will seek re-election

France awaits court ruling on burkini bans

Conseil d’État will decide on the legality of prohibiting the full-body swimsuit

France may ban labour law protests after violent episode

Attack on Necker children’s hospital dismays authorities and alienates public opionion

Survivor of lethal French drug trial speaks out

Dogs and a monkey died from same drug before it was tried on humans

Rennes drug trial leaves one person brain dead

French police to investigate Phase I testing of BIA 10-2474 by firm Biotrial

France likely to pass bill banning ultra-thin models

Bill would see modelling agencies face fines and potentially jail for hiring super-skinny girls

France breaks political taboo by means testing family benefit

Government attacked from left and right over plans to cut family benefit payouts

Series of staff suicides at French telecoms giant investigated

Ten people at Orange have taken their own lives this year over work-related stress

Jury is still out on whether ‘vaping’ is the best way to give up the smokes

French cabinet ministers forced to publicly declare assests

Move follows scandal of tax-cheating former budget minister Jérôme Cahuzac