After Italy brought in new rules mandating that skiers and snowboarders wear helmets on the slopes, The Local looks at the ...

Life abroad brings exciting milestones like career opportunities, new connections and perhaps even a long-term home. But for ...

A French taxi driver who was accused of having stolen money and luggage from a senior British government minister has been ...

Armed robbers who used explosives to break into a gold refining laboratory in Lyon last week made off with metals worth ...

Asian e-commerce giant Shein on Tuesday pledged to "cooperate fully" with judicial authorities after French prosecutors ...

Cement group Lafarge was due to go on trial in France on Tuesday, accused of paying the Islamic State group and other ...

From huge and world-famous to small, cute and traditional, France has plenty of options for enjoying a Christmas market.

The Port of Dover is waiting to get the green light from French authorities before it launches EES biometric checks for car ...

Almost half of the 3,690 town and village councils in France that have the authority to raise the rate of taxe d’habitation bills on second homes have done so, according to official figures.

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Tax notices for the taxe d'habitation - the property tax paid by second-home owners in France - went online on Monday. Here are the other deadlines to be aware of.

France's anti-fraud unit said on Saturday it had reported Asian e-commerce giant Shein for selling what it described as "sex ...