French fashion giant LVMH pulls out of £12.4bn takeover of jeweller Tiffany -sparking bitter legal battle By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 21:53 BST, 9 September 2020 THE fashion giant behind Louis Vuitton has pulled out of a blockbuster £12.4bn takeover of Tiffany – sparking a … Read more
Sophie Anderton, 43, highlights her sensational figure in an orange swimsuit as she sunbathes during French getaway By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 18:12 BST, 9 September 2020 | Updated: 18:13 BST, 9 September 2020 She rose to prominence as one of the nation’s leading lingerie stars in the Nineties. And Sophie Anderton proved she’s … Read more
First arrest in French horse mutilations: 50-year-old man ‘known for attacking animals in Germany’ is questioned after mysterious wave of savagery The man was arrested after police released an e-fit of a suspected horse attacker He is one of two people suspected of attacking horses in Yonne, central France More than 20 horses have had … Read more
Backed up in the cloud! Woman drops her brand new iPhone 11 from more than 5,000ft while paragliding over the French Alps An American tourist dropped her phone while shooting selfie footage in France The iPhone 11 fell into Lake Annecy on Wednesday and was never recovered Footage shot by her paragliding instructor on GoPro … Read more
France is embracing Citroen’s new electric cube car as commuters return to work in the aftermath of the coronavirus lockdown. Citroen Ami, which can be driven by kids as young as 14 who have passed a moped test, has received rave reviews since it hit Parisian streets in March. The dinky vehicle is being sold … Read more
French theatre axes British artistic director, 63, after she was accused of not saying ‘Bonjour’ to staff every day Ruth Mackenzie had been the artistic director at France’s Theatre du Chatelet Her contract was terminated on Friday in what she called ‘unbelievably brutal’ She said an independent inquiry into her management style found no evidence … Read more
Masks become compulsory throughout Paris as France admits coronavirus R rate is likely to be as high as 1.4 France’s coronavirus cases are soaring, with 5,429 infections logged Wednesday Paris and Ile-de-France region in which it sits are at the epicentre of the outbreak Jean Castex, French PM, said masks will now be compulsory in … Read more
Best-selling author Joanne Harris recalls how a trip to a French town inspired her to write novel ‘Chocolat’ and reveals her favourite spots in Yorkshire By York Membery for the Daily Mail Published: 15:38 BST, 24 August 2020 | Updated: 15:38 BST, 24 August 2020 Best-selling novelist Joanne Harris checks in to our travel Q&A … Read more
100 nudists test positive for Covid-19 after ‘very worrying’ outbreak at French naturist resort At least 95 nudists have tested positive at the French resort of Cap d’Agde Another 50 have reported falling sick after returning home from the village Health officials called outbreak ‘very worrying’, as cases soar nationwide Nudists told to comply with social … Read more
A Sudanese boy, 16, ‘stole a blow-up children’s boat from a French beach hut’ before drowning when it capsized in the Channel crossing, admitted his friend who survived. The victim, who could not swim, had set off from Calais in the middle of the night to try to reach Britain in the 3ft dinghy. The dinghy … Read more