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If you fancy something extremely French, this ticks a frankly incredible number of boxes for Frenchness, from farce to Molière, bureaucracy to extra-marital affairs. Its also very funny and silly 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇫🇷

DE LA COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE Bande Annonce (2026) Guillaume Gallienne, Pauline ClémentYouTube video by Allociné | Bandes Annoncesyoutu.be

Saturday street art

10 days after it broke out, the wildfire in south-west France is 'fixé' (no longer spreading), although it will likely continue to burn for days or weeks. Absolutely heroic work from the firefighters, the majority of whom are part-time volunteers

Airbnb had already lost this in the local and appeal courts, but decided to appeal to 🇫🇷 Constitutional Council claiming that imposing large fines on internet rental platforms is somehow against the French constitution. The Conseil has now told them to fuck off

French island wins €8 million legal battle against AirbnbA tiny island off the coast of France has won the latest stage of a legal battle against Airbnb that went all the way to France's highest court, with the US-based lettings giant ordered to pay €8.6 m...www.thelocal.fr

Loving this super fun, pan-European summer songs playlist, from the good people at @europeanspod.bsky.social 😎

The Europeans' Summer Playlist ShortlistPlaylist · Morgan · 15 items · 101 savesopen.spotify.com

Just in case you thought being wealthy and privileged would protect you from the climate crisis . . . (I'm sure George and Amal don't think this, to be clear)

Fortunately I always wanted to live in a real life version of the 'this is fine' meme

The Talking France podcast is on its summer break, but we've done a special episode on the wildfires ravaging France and why French politicians are failing this 'trial by fire'

Talking France: France ravaged by climate crisis as wildfires and drought blight summerYou are listening to a special summer episode of Talking France podcast and it's a pretty solemn episode too given France is in the midst of unprecedented heatwaves, drought and devastating wildfir...pod.fo

Wtf, who does this?! Very annoyed about my favourite swimming site being closed . . . "3,000 litres of heating oil, which probably came from the emptying of a tank, was simply dumped into a municipal drain"

Paris' Seine swimming spots closed after 'illegal fuel dumping'Two of the free swimming spots in the River Seine have been closed since Monday due to what Paris authorities describe as 'illegal fuel dumping' further up river.www.thelocal.fr

Just ordered the new Pompiers calendar to, ahem, show my support for the heroic work of French firefighters this wildfire season . . . (Also donated to the actual fund that supports firefighters and those who have lost homes/businesses in the fires - www.thelocal.fr/20260727/don...)

Ladies and gentlemen, France's new national football coach (and his dog) 💙🤍❤️

This photo - by AFP's very talented Maximilien Lamy - seems destined to be the visual metaphor for humanity's refusal to tackle climate change. So here's a look at where and how it was taken, and whether the couple in the picture are what they seem. (Yes, the parasol advertises Pastis 51, peak 🇫🇷)

The story behind the viral photo of French wildfiresThe photo has gone around the world as the defining image of French wildfires, and of the climate crisis - but who took it, where is it and what does it actually show?www.thelocal.fr

As journalists, we tend to hear more from the readers who disagree with us - and on climate issues that means shouty nutters telling you it's all a hoax. So it's especially nice to get reader emails like this 😊

For all the latest on the French wildfire situation, plus info on how to follow warnings, what to do if you are in a wildfire alert area and some helpful French vocab - head to The Local's wildfires section here www.thelocal.fr/tag/wildfires

Wildfires - Latest news, views and practical informationAll the latest news and essential info on forest fires and other wildfires around France.www.thelocal.fr

I'm sorry, but the French are correct on this one and service in Paris is better than it is in the UK www.thelocal.fr/20260725/ins...

Me on the wildfires raging in France www.thelocal.fr/20260725/ins...

When I first saw this I thought it was fake, but it has now been verified. From south-west France today, where 140,000 people have already been evacuated and many more told to prepare to leave. The horses were reportedly released from a riding stables in the fire zone

Latest - local authorities have announced that the wildfire is moving with 'unprecedented speed' and is heading towards Bordeaux. In SW France 140,000 have already been evacuated, many more have been told to prepare. The arm has been mobilised

BREAKING: Wildfire moving with 'unprecedented speed' towards BordeauxFrench president Emmanuel Macron has announced that the army has been mobilised as a wildfire burning in south-west France began moving with 'unprecedented speed' towards Bordeaux on Friday evening.www.thelocal.fr

This is very funny; In 2022 Germany introduced a €9 rail ticket. A right-wing paper wrote an article worrying that it would lead to poor people visiting Germany's poshest holiday resort A group of punks read the article, thought "that's a good idea" and now stage an annual 'takeover' of Sylt island

36 hours and counting. My earworm from this infuriatingly catchy (but sweet) slice of Belgian pop

PIERRE DE MAERE - Un jour je marierai un ange (Clip Officiel)YouTube video by Pierre de Maereyoutu.be