Jude Law, Bradley Cooper and Bruce Willis are among a growing number of A-list names lining up to take advantage of sympathetic Europeanprivacy laws in French courts. Continue reading…
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Mont Blanc’s frozen body discovered 32 years after death
When Patrice Hyvert, a French trainee mountain guide, set out on a solitary climb of the Nant Blanc face he was taking advantage of a perfect mountaineering season on the Mont Blanc range.
But on that fateful day of 1 March 1982, the weather changed abruptly in the afternoon when a snowstorm descended and the 23-year-old climber never returned. Continue reading…
French riviera: private beach clubs at risk under demolition plans
Storm clouds are gathering over the private beach cafés of the French riviera. But it’s not the weather that worries the operators of the exclusive private beaches along the coast, which is the playground of the international jet set. They’re up in arms because the government has decided to crack down on construction at private beach resorts. Continue reading…
The shows must not go on: now French arts workers strike
The Scottish play is not on the programme but a Macbeth-like curse hangs over France’s prestigious Avignon theatre festival this year. Continue reading…
France’s unwanted tenants: fear is part of the Roma’s world
The Roma community in France, targeted by vigilante attacks, harassment and discrimination, faces a summer of evictions from rat-infested squalid camps in city suburbs where they have set up home. Read more…
Anne Penketh 