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The fines, introduced after 27 million no-shows, could free up to 20 million appointments a year, the prime minister claims

French patients who fail to turn up to a medical appointment will be forced to pay a fine of €5. ‌ Gabriel Attal, the prime minister, unveiled the penalty as President Emmanuel Macron’s government is under orders to cut spending given a shock rise in public deficit and debt. ‌ French media has dubbed the scheme “the rabbit tax” as French for a no-show is poser un lapin. ‌ Penalising patients who fail to show up could free up to 20 million appointm...

Proposed penalty, intended to boost creaking health service, is criticised by doctors’ unions and patients’ groups

Frances Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said the policy would support the ailing health service as it struggles to cope with the rising demands of an ageing population.

A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine river is the only sign remaining of the fatal knife attack 12 hours earlier on a German tourist, allegedly carried out by

The apparently random stabbing raised alarms in the city, which is preparing to host one of the biggest events in the world next year.

The random attack near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday night has drawn special concern for the French capital less than a year before it hosts the Olympic Games, with the opening ceremony due to take place along the river in an unprecedented scenic start in the heart of Paris.

PARIS (AP) — Frances anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by

A bloodstain by a bridge over the Seine was the only remaining sign on Sunday of a fatal knife attack 12 hours earlier on a German tourist

By ELAINE GANLEY and SYLVIE CORBET (Associated Press) PARIS (AP) — France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor said Sunday he has opened an investigation into the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old German-Filipino tourist near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, allegedly by a man who had been under surveillance for suspected Islamic radicalization. Jean-Francois Ricard said in a news […]