Kim Willsher
The Guardian
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Nicolas de Staël exhibition aims to put art back at centre of tragic artist’s story
Works by painter, whose turbulent life often overshadowed his short career, go on display in Paris → Read More
Morocco earthquake: France ‘ready to help’ despite frosty diplomatic relations
France offers €5m to assist disaster relief efforts amid political rift between Rabat and Paris → Read More
‘Shameful’ Nicolas Sarkozy under fire for defending Putin
Former French president criticises EU and US support for Ukraine in his latest memoirs → Read More
Film director Catherine Corsini denies wrongdoing on set of film shortlisted for Palme d’Or
The row over Le Retour, which will have its world premiere at next month’s Cannes film festival, has divided France’s film world with one director announcing a boycott → Read More
French electricity workers may pull plug on Cannes film festival over pension law
Monaco Grand Prix and French Open may also be interrupted after new legislation to raise retirement age → Read More
Furious French raid kitchen cupboards to send Macron a noisy message
The long tradition of bashing pots and pans in protest has been revived, with ministers facing a cookware cacophony across the country → Read More
Emmanuel Macron insists pension reform is necessary in TV address
French president says he has heard public anger over issue and promises measures to boost pay → Read More
Air France and Airbus cleared of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash
Paris court clears aviation giants over disaster that killed 228 people flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris → Read More
Paris exhibition to tell story of eccentric acting pioneer Sarah Bernhardt
Petit Palais show celebrates breadth of belle epoque theatre star’s creative talents with 400 exhibits → Read More
‘A very arranged mess’: Serge Gainsbourg’s Paris home to open to public
Property owned by daughter Charlotte Gainsbourg has been kept as it was when singer died 30 years ago → Read More
Paris breathes easier as refuse workers’ strike called off and rubbish cleared
City is cleaner, though not yet entirely clean, after three-week strike ends but union threatens more action → Read More
‘Working till we drop’: why women are on the front line of French pension protests
With childcare and more part-time jobs, France’s women have to work longer for smaller pensions than their male colleagues, and their anger is rising → Read More
French police accused of using excessive force during pension protests
Human rights watchdog say people angry at Macron’s pension law had right to protest peacefully → Read More
Bordeaux city hall set on fire amid nationwide protests against French pension changes
Largely peaceful protests are marred by outbreaks of violence as unions claim 3.5 million turned out, while authorities put number at just over 1 million → Read More
French activists launch legal case over English-only translations at Notre Dame
Group says Paris landmark contravenes laws requiring public buildings to translate signs into at least two other languages → Read More
France faces another day of strikes ahead of key vote on pension reforms
Rubbish piles up and record number of people take to streets in protest against raising retirement age to 64 → Read More
Poisoned meatballs blamed for dog deaths at French Canicross race
Inquiry opened in Nîmes after four dogs set for competition’s final race died within 15 minutes of each other → Read More
César awards spark row with all-male best director nominations
French film academy’s judgment shocks industry despite supposed shakeup after 2020 sexism allegations → Read More
Emmanuel Macron criticised for giving Légion d’honneur to Jeff Bezos
Event for Amazon founder took place as scores of workers protested across France over pension changes → Read More
World’s last dedicated Meccano factory to close in France
Once-popular engineering toy, in decline since the 1950s, will still be manufactured by partner companies → Read More