Incredible pictures show the deserted French Quarter in New Orleans as death toll hits 224

The once bustling streets of the vibrant French Quarter in New Orleans remain empty but for restaurant workers and a few lonely musicians as Louisiana moves past the projected peak of its coronavirus outbreak with one of the highest fatality rates in the country. Deaths in Orleans parish, which encompasses the city, hit 224 on … Read more

Incredible pictures show the deserted French Quarter in New Orleans as death toll hits 224

The once bustling streets of the vibrant French Quarter in New Orleans remain empty but for restaurant workers and a few lonely musicians as Louisiana moves past the projected peak of its coronavirus outbreak with one of the highest fatality rates in the country. Deaths in Orleans parish, which encompasses the city, hit 224 on … Read more

Couple follow TV’s Dick and Angel Strawbridge and buy a £339k French chateau

The beloved stars of Escape to the Chateau are back on our screens for another series of a popular television spin-off how where they help guide others to follow in their footsteps. Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel swapped their two-bed flat in Essex for a 45-room chateau in France, and now they’re returning for … Read more

Couple follow TV’s Dick and Angel Strawbridge with the purchase of £385,000 French chateau

The beloved stars of Escape to the Chateau are back on our screens for another series of a popular television spin-off how where they help guide others to follow in their footsteps. Dick Strawbridge and his wife Angel swapped their two-bed flat in Essex for a 45-room chateau in France, and now they’re returning for … Read more

The French ski resort they said could never work… 60 years later La Rosière is thriving

They said this French ski resort could never work… but 60 years later La Rosière is thriving (and the pistes never get crowded!) During the Sixties La Rosière’s first ski-lift, called the Poletta drag, opened  Since then, the French resort town on the Italian border has continued to grow And with a 1,900-room Club Med … Read more

The holiday in France French families adore! Discovering the island of Ile de Re

With two mobile phone-obsessed daughters, the biggest factor when choosing a holiday seems to be: how photogenic will the destination be for Instagram? Depressing, but, as modern parlance goes, I had best ‘get over it’. So where better for a family break than Ile de Re, the island off the western coast of France famed … Read more

French military evacuates coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas Germany airlift

French and Italian authorities are evacuating coronavirus patients from their worst-hit regions to Germany for treatment.  Patients were seen arriving at Hamburg Airport where medics stretchered them from planes to hospital for treatment.   The French authorities have established a centre for migrants to use as shelter at the Jean Jaures gymnasium in Paris.   France has … Read more

French military evacuates coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas Germany airlift

A bid to evacuate coronavirus patients from hard-hit areas of eastern France has begun, with German forces stepping in to take some to hospitals over the border.   Two specially modified TGV high-speed trains carried 36 patients from Mulhouse and Nancy toward hospitals along France’s western coast today, where the outbreak has been limited so far. … Read more

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, dies of coronavirus

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, becomes most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus By Peter Allen for MailOnline Published: 10:20 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 10:32 BST, 29 March 2020 A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old … Read more

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, dies of coronavirus

French former Minister Patrick Devedjian, 75, becomes most senior politician in Europe to die of coronavirus By Peter Allen for MailOnline Published: 10:20 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 29 March 2020 A former French minister today (SUN) became the most senior politician in Europe to die of Coronavirus. Patrick Devedjian, the 75-year-old … Read more