The prosecutor’s office said that case targets suspected conflict of interest and favouritism involving several contracts

Criminal lawsuit filed against SNCF for ‘inflicting involuntary harm on a domestic pet’ - called Neko - who ended up on lines in Paris

Raats was taken from a secure police station for a 10-minute appearance before a judge at Brest Criminal Court

Two of four children in ‘critical’ condition after knife attack by Syrian refugee in Lake Annecy in the Alps on Thursday

The embattled President appeared on a pre-recorded nationwide TV broadcast three days after his controversial pension plans passed into law without a parliamentary vote

The ruling effectively means that ‘sleeping’ pilots Marc Dubois, David Robert and Pierre-Cedric Bonin were fully responsible

Clashes break out in the French capital and other cities as up one million people join marches across the country

Macabre messages scrawled by rioters part of decision by Emmanuel Macron to postpone visit

Threats have been sent to politicians who could support Emmanuel Macron’s government after pushing through pension reforms without a vote

By 9am on Friday, the Paris ring road was shut down, along with the port of Calais and numerous oil refineries

Violence breaks out in Place de La Concorde as French president uses emergency presidential decree to push through unpopular raising of retirement age

Riot police fight running battles with demonstrators on a so-called Black Tuesday of industrial action across France