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Ecological transition junior minister Brune Poirson has announced that consumer goods in non-recyclable plastic packaging will as of next year be subject to a 10 percent penalty price hike as part of a French government drive to make all packaging recyclable by 2025. 

A driver fleeing a crash scaled a fence to land in one of the most high-security spots in Paris - the HQ of overseas intelligence agency the DGSE.

Prosecutor said pair faced charges of unintentionally causing injuries and putting lives in danger, and establishing a campsite without permission.

Birds will be rewarded with food every time they bring a cigarette butt or other rubbish, says manager of Puy du Fou theme park.

State officials advised bathers not to approach or touch the purple rays which can grow up to 1.3m long and inflict a severe, even fatal wound.

Officials say a 70-year-old German man who was helping to supervise children at one of the summer camps hit by the floods is missing.

Charities distributing food to homeless migrants in the French port allege 600 acts of intimidation by officers, including teargassing.

President of region that includes Calais, Boulogne and Dunkirk, urged EU to review decision to ship goods via Belgium and Netherlands instead.

Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo attacked the 'shameful demonstration of homophobia' shown by attack on plaque commemorating executions in 1750.

Named 'Chef of the Century' in 1989, Robuchon ran a dozen restaurants across three continents and at one point had an unprecedented 31 stars.