7 h. ago French woman living in the UK causes outrage after criticising popular lunch choice for British workers

A French woman has revealed her confusion at British lunch culture in a video on TikTok - prompting some to criticise her over her extensive views.

Culture

5 d. ago Revealed: SECOND woman stalked and brutally attacked in idyllic French village where British expat was stabbed to death: Six weeks on from Karen Carter's murder, a sinister new development...

Yellow police tape still surrounds Karen Carter's honey-coloured stone cottage on the outskirts of Trémolat, a small village east of Bordeaux.

Events

9 d. ago Warning over hair loss cream used by millions after doctors discover freaky side effect

Doctors in the American Journal of Case Reports this week warned of an unexpected side effect of the hair growth treatment minoxidil. They detailed a case report of a 28-year-old French woman.

Events

1 week ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the likes of the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

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1 week ago ‘It makes me sick!’ How the French impressionists went from ‘lunatics’ to luminaries

The National Gallery of Victoria’s new show, French Impressionism, celebrates the likes of Monet, Renoir, Degas, Morisot and Pissarro, who painted in the face of public outrageGet our weekend culture and lifestyle email“Five or six lunatics deranged by ambition – one of them a woman – have chosen to exhibit their works,” French critic Albert Wolff wrote in a review of an art exhibition in Paris in 1876. The lunatics in question were a group of up-and-coming artists: Claude Monet, Alfred Sisley, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Berthe Morisot, Camille Pissarro and Edgar Degas.Almost 150 years later, we know now that those lunatics took over the asylum. The impressionists, who rebelled against the old masters by painting lighter, brighter, ephemeral scenes, are today’s old masters; what was so shocking then is now all over our calendars, coffee cups and phone cases. But back in 1876, those looking at their works “are content to laugh at such things,” Wolff wrote sniffily. “But it makes me sick ...

Politics

1 week ago Meet history's deadliest female assassins from showgirl to Buddhist temple killer

From French revolutionaries to the ‘most dangerous woman in Germany,’ history has seen a host of fearsome female assassins cause havoc among their enemies, here features editor Meg Jorsh takes a look

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1 week ago Holidaymakers face summer of strikes at major British airport as 800 workers are set to be balloted for industrial action over pay

Unite the Union said that if there is no successful resolution to the disputes in the coming days, it will move towards holding votes on industrial action within two weeks.

Economics

2 w. ago Car ploughs into crowd celebrating PSG Champions League win in French city of Grenoble leaving four members of the same family injured as young woman fights for life

A young woman was said to be the worst injured and 'fighting for her life' after being hit first.

Sport

2 w. ago Cafe that may hold key to French murder of British woman who worked there 'with secret lover' reopens exactly one month after the killing

Karen Carter, 65 and a married mother of four, was found dead outside her home in Trémolat, east of Bordeaux, following a night out with friends on April 29th.

Events

2 w. ago Pizza Express, Lidl and British Airways failed to pay their workers minimum wage

The Department for Business and Trade has 'named and shamed' 500 companies who have been short-changing their staff.

Economics

2 w. ago Lidl, Pizza Express, and British Airways named for failing to pay minimum wage to workers

The companies are among 500 others that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) has "named and shamed" for short-changing staff. The list consists of well known companies as well as small businesses and sole traders

Economics

3 w. ago Viral TikTok sport leaves teenager dead aged 19 after medics ruled it ‘must be banned’

A New Zealand teenager has died after taking part in a game with friends based on the popular Run It Straight sport, which has received repeated criticism from medical experts

Events

3 w. ago French Open match interrupted as medics rush to court and screaming woman removed

Lorenzo Musetti was taking on Yannick Hanfmann in the third round of the French Open on Sunday when play was interrupted after just one game by a woman in the stands

Events

3 w. ago Kim Kardashian Paris robbery gangster begs star for forgiveness ahead of verdict

A total of nine men and a woman are in the dock at the French capital’s Assizes court, accused of a variety of charges, including ‘armed robbery’ and ‘kidnap in an organised gang’

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3 w. ago Brit tourists hit by EU airport queue chaos despite £27 million mega expansion

Despite having undergone major refurbishment to the tune of £27 million, one insatiably popular EU airport has been heavily criticised due to its constantly lengthy queues

Economics

4 w. ago Vile woman caught on camera hitting dogs with spade before shouting 'next one'

Elizabeth Perrin was filmed in the act by a concerned witness

Events

4 w. ago French woman wakes from throat surgery sounding like Only Fools favourite Del Boy

Laetitia, who lives in the western region of Sarthe, France, woke up from throat surgeryn to discover she had a new accent uncannily like Only Fools and Horses favourite Del Boy

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