Kidnapped father of French crypto-millionaire rescued 1 hour agoHenri AstierBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrench police have rescued the father of a cryptocurrency millionaire who had been kidnapped and held...
A fresh scandal has erupted in the Channel migrant crisis after a British Border Force vessel was left to rescue asylum seekers from French waters.The migrant dinghy, carrying dozens of people, broke...
Police raids across France after wave of prison attacks5 hours agoJames GregoryBBC NewsGetty ImagesTwenty-five people have been arrested in early morning raids across France in response to a wave of...
Teenage girl killed in French school stabbing attack2 days agoMaia DaviesBBC NewsReutersA teenage girl has been killed and three students were injured in a stabbing at a private school in western...
French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?3 days agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisReutersOfficially, all lines of enquiry are still open into a wave of arson and gun attacks...
The UK is currently in negotiations with France to strike a new migration deal. Under the scheme, illegal migrants who have crossed the Channel in small boats would be returned, in exchange for...
French jails have come under attack. Are violent drug gangs to blame?37 minutes agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisReutersOfficially, all lines of enquiry are still open into a wave of arson and gun...
French row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsions17 hours agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorAFPFrance has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to...
French prison attacks are 'terrorism' says justice minister1 day agoIan Aikman & Jessica RawnsleyBBC NewsGetty ImagesFrance's Justice Minister said the government would not give in to "acts of...
Channel migrants could be sent back to France if the UK agrees to take legitimate asylum seekers.The UK and France are discussing a “one-for-one” agreement that will allow asylum seekers to join...
French row with Algeria escalates further with tit-for-tat expulsions28 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorAFPFrance has recalled its ambassador to Algeria and ordered 12 Algerian diplomats to...
Channel migrants could be sent back to France if the UK agrees to take legitimate asylum seekers, under a mooted new deal.The UK and France are discussing a “one-for-one” agreement that will...
Diplomatic tensions escalate as Algeria expels French officials2 days agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisEPAAlgeria's decision to expel 12 French consular staff members appears to have put paid to hopes...
More than 700 migrants are feared to have crossed the Channel today as smugglers continued to wreak havoc. At least 670 asylum seekers have already arrived in Dover, and another small boat is being...
French prisons hit by wave of overnight attacks3 hours agoIan AikmanBBC NewsGetty ImagesVehicles were set alight outside several French prisons, and one jail was hit by gunfire from an automatic...
Diplomatic tensions escalate as Algeria expels French officials20 minutes agoHugh SchofieldBBC News, ParisEPAAlgeria's decision to expel 12 French consular staff members appears to have put paid to...
The French are giving Channel migrants lifejackets because the small boats crisis is getting worse, a fisherman has claimed.Matt Coker, a deep-sea angler, said London and Paris have “admitted they...
British detectives warned people smugglers “our reach is global” after four suspected traffickers were arrested in war-torn Libya.A Syrian suspected of transporting migrants across the central...
Marine Le Pen's ban has outraged France's far right - and they may well seek revenge7 hours agoAndrew HardingParis correspondentBBCOutrage is a precious political currency and France's far right has...
Marine Le Pen's ban has outraged France's far right - and they may well seek revenge2 hours agoAndrew HardingParis correspondentBBCOutrage is a precious political currency and France's far right has...