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The Constitutional Court ruled invalid a law that set high fines on companies which shut plants before trying all options to keep them open.

The magazine must pay 15,000 euros for breaching Julie Gayet's privacy with photos revealing her relationship with the French president.

The French labour ministry said the 0.9% increase on January brings the total number of unemployed to 3.348 million, up 4.7% in a year.

Watchdog UFC-Que Choisir is suing the social media giants for using 'illegible' user terms of conditions that breach internet users' privacy.

Research by French investment bank Natixis finds that within 40 years French will be spoken by more people than English or Manadarin.

The wood, iron, steel and brass execution machine will be auctioned this week in Nantes, and is expected to fetch 60,000 euros.

Xi Jinping arrived in France on Tuesday for a visit his hosts hope will see major business deals agreed, from aviation to nuclear cooperation.

A preliminary estimate by Markit's Purchasing Managers' Index finds France's private sector has belied forecasts of continued contraction.

After first-round voting in municipal elections, the Front National party is hopeful of controlling the town halls of 15 medium-sized towns.

The far-right FN wins its first mayoral seat since 1995 and appears well placed to gain other towns as ruling socialists hit by record low turnout.