France

So a blond walks into a courtroom, A royal plot goes for naught, and a partridge in a pear tree

In France, gay couples are not allowed to adopt children

Newsmakers of the week

My first update blog from France took two weeks to write. When in France right?

French workers are resorting to kidnapping and violent threats

If three students in a class or social group fall ill, entire school will be closed for six days

Never mind fewer cafés and top chefs, even some classic cheeses are becoming extinct

Experts try to piece the tragedy together, without the help of a black box, cockpit recorder or confirmation of the wreckage