President Francois Hollande

The plan to ban work emails out of hours

Should governments step in to regulate work emails and so rescue harassed staff from the perils of digital burnout? The answer in France appears to be "Yes". President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party is about to vote through a measure that will give employees for the first time a "right to disconnect".

France to honour Paris attack victims

France is to hold a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago.

France train gunman ‘dumbfounded’ by terrorism allegations

Ayoub El Khazzani is said to have told investigators he is "dumbfounded" by accusations he was intending to carry out a terror attack, and insists he was only trying to rob passengers.

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

The plan to ban work emails out of hours

Should governments step in to regulate work emails and so rescue harassed staff from the perils of digital burnout? The answer in France appears to be "Yes". President Francois Hollande's Socialist Party is about to vote through a measure that will give employees for the first time a "right to disconnect".

November 27, 2015
November 27, 2015

France to honour Paris attack victims

France is to hold a national memorial service for the 130 people who died in the Paris attacks two weeks ago.

August 24, 2015
August 24, 2015

France train gunman ‘dumbfounded’ by terrorism allegations

Ayoub El Khazzani is said to have told investigators he is "dumbfounded" by accusations he was intending to carry out a terror attack, and insists he was only trying to rob passengers.