WHAT do the Kelly bag by Hermes, bikini and Lacoste polo shirt have in common? They are all French inventions. But not everyone might be aware that the four-hole button, parachute, pencil sharpener ...

This photograph shows a pair of glasses filled with "Ricard Pastis" in Marseille, on September 5, 2024. (Photo by CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU / AFP) From French tea and beer habits to France's world-changing ...

Can we have too many French restaurants in town? Doubtful, so long as they're run by people like Scott Emerick, whose résumé includes two years at Campagne and four years at Le Pichet, where he was ...

Some great inventions have come out of France over the years, not least the scented-flatulence pills, but there are also a fair few we think the world perhaps could have done without. Here's 10 ...