Two firefighting planes have been rushed to the Paris region to tackle a large wildfire south of the French capital. The Fontainebleau forest blaze, described by officials as “virulent” and of “exceptional scale”, partially closed the country’s main north-south highway, disrupting traffic during the first major weekend getaway of the summer. Early on Monday, officials…
Riders wearing Taylor Swift-inspired outfits have completed a 300km bike ride in 24 hours for a seven-year-old girl. The Ride for Rori saw them cycling non-stop from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris to Marble Arch in London. For the past 20 months, Rori, from Appleton in Oxfordshire, has been battling cancer and just finished…
With the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower to one side and Notre Dame to the other, Pont Neuf is not only Paris’s most picturesque bridge but, contrary to what its name suggests, it’s also the city’s oldest. Yet as of today, Pont Neuf is no longer just a bridge but also an overground cave. Vast…
An alliance of prominent French business, publishing and film figures has joined forces to revive one of the most storied venues in Paris cinephilia, with luxury house Chanel serving as lead partner behind the reopening of the historic Saint-Germain-des-Prés cinema. The Left Bank theater marked its return to public life last week with a gala…
Zverev has been tipped to win one of the sport’s biggest prizes since he emerged as a teenager – but his journey to a major trophy has taken longer than many expected. As a precocious youngster, he caught the eye of seasoned stars including Roger Federer as he followed his older brother Mischa – an…
Alan Riding, who trained as a barrister in London before becoming a cosmopolitan correspondent for The New York Times, one whose reporting spanned the boulevards of Paris and the salons of Lisbon as much as the politics and insurgencies he encountered in Latin America, died on Saturday in Paris. He was 83. The death, in…
Heavy favourite Jannik Sinner’s shock loss in the second round meant what was expected to be a one-horse race became a free for all. German second seed Zverev took over as the clear front-runner to claim the Coupe des Mousquetaires – but he has scar tissue from three previous Grand Slam final defeats. The 28-year-old…
The BBC’s Paris correspondent, James Waterhouse, described the French capital as “jubilant” on Sunday as he reported from the Champ de Mars where fans greeted the Paris St-Germain (PSG) players after their Champions League win. But celebrations were tainted on Saturday, as thousands of police officers were deployed to curb unrest that disrupted public services…
Timelapse footage shows Paris’ oldest bridge being transformed overnight into a giant inflatable cave structure. The 17th-century Pont Neuf bridge is a familiar landmark spanning the River Seine, but was left almost unrecognisable to Parisians on Thursday. Titled ‘La Caverne’ or ‘The Cave’, it was created by French artist Jene-René – better known by his…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch More than 170,000 homes were left without power in Paris on Thursday after a blackout caused widespread power outages. Electricity grid operator Enedis said metro and suburban…
