France has accused Algeria of refusing to take back deported nationals and Algeria has accused France of harassment of its ...

Officially, all lines of enquiry are still open into a wave of arson and gun attacks at French prisons. That means police ...

The far-right figurehead has been barred from running for public office for five years, throwing her plans into disarray.

The French government has been accused of censorship after it cancelled a book order for 800,000 copies of Beauty and the ...

Accused of misusing EU funds, Monday's verdict could determine whether the far-right National Rally leader can run again.

The two legal teams have clashed repeatedly in court as the French film star's lawyer has questioned the credibility of the ...

Le Pen's ban - after being found guilty of embezzling EU funds - means she would not be able to run in the 2027 presidential election.

As noted earlier by our Paris correspondent, Hugh Schofield, Jordan Bardella - a rising star in the party - will now be in the running to become RN's presidential candidate in 2027. The 29-year ...

We'll be ending our live coverage shortly, but for further reading you can take a look at BBC Paris correspondent Hugh Schofield's analysis following the events of the day. Thanks for joining us.