Hugh Schofield

British people are being banned from France as the country tries to slow the spread of Omicron.

From Saturday, only French citizens, British people living in France, or those visiting family will be… Audio

The fourteen accomplices to the 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine in Paris have been found guilty.

A French court delivered the verdict, following a three-month trial. Seventeen… Audio

All bars in Paris are closed from today as the region goes on maximum Covid-19 alert after health authorities reported a sharp rise in the number of infections.

Gyms and swimming pools will also be… Audio

To Paris, where cycling's greatest race has just finished on the Champs Elysees.

After three weeks of slog, Slovenian Tadej Pogacar was crowned champion, the 21-year-old becoming the youngest… Audio

Five years after the deadly terrorist attack of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a trial of fourteen accused suspects has begun in Paris.

The magazine has chosen to reprint the controversial… Audio

A church volunteer has admitted to starting a large fire that devastated the cathedral in the French city of Nantes last week.

The 39-year-old Rwandan man worked as a warden at the cathedral and had… Audio

The unending debate over whether the Mona Lisa is a universal masterpiece, or just sort of okay, can resume in earnest today, as the Louvre museum in Paris reopens for the first time in fourth months.

Europe's first coronavirus case is now thought to have occurred in December, after a doctor in France re-tested a swab for a patient who had been treated for pneumonia.

Until now, the first three… Audio

Governments worldwide are making cash injections to stave off the worst effects of the economic hit from attempts to contain Covid-19.

President Donald Trump wants to pump US$850 dollars into the US… Audio

President Emmanuel Macron says France is at war with the coronavirus.

The country is now in lockdown for the next 15 days under the toughest restrictions in Europe.

If you do need to leave the… Audio

Local mayoral elections are being held across France despite new restrictions announced during the weekend.

All non-essential public spaces including cafes, restaurants, cinemas and gyms have been… Audio

We've crossed to a variety of correspondents across the globe throughout the year, and it's time to check in with them for Christmas.

RNZ's Paris correspondent is Hugh Schofield.

He speaks to Corin… Audio

France is bracing for a heatwave with temperatures forecast to exceed 40 degrees this week - potentially breaking the record for June.

Comparisons are being drawn to a heat wave in 2003, when almost… Audio

Workers in Paris are again clearing the streets of glass and towing away burnt-out cars after anti-government protesters wrecked havoc in the city for the fourth Saturday in a row. Across the city… Audio

Further details have emerged about the knife-wielding attacker who killed a man and injured four people in Paris on Saturday night. The suspect - who was shot dead by police on the scene - is… Audio