Lille
- 3d ago
Arsenal beat Lille 3-0 with three second-half goals in Champions League
Jurriën Timber, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka scored in the second half at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, 13 October, keeping Arsenal's perfect start to the Champions League league phase intact.
- Oct 6
French high school protests ease, ministry says, as students plan new blockade Tuesday
The government says the lycéen movement is slowing, with 141 of 3,700 lycées closed on Friday morning. Students and unions plan a new mobilisation on Tuesday 13 October, while the 3,000 replacement teachers promised by Édouard Geffray are due to be assigned early next week.
- Oct 3
Hauts-de-France reports contractor data breach with up to 700,000 records exposed
The regional administration of Hauts-de-France confirmed on 3 October 2026 that a cyberattack on service providers Atexo and Docaposte compromised citizen files and banking records, with online claims citing over 700,000 victims.
- Oct 3
France's Conseil d'État validates Auchan restructuring plan to cut 2,389 jobs
France's Conseil d'État overturned two lower court rulings on 2 October 2026, authorizing retailer Auchan to proceed with an employment plan cutting 2,389 positions.
- Oct 1
Two suspects detained after fatal shooting of man at café in Roubaix
French police arrested two suspects, including a 17-year-old minor, following a fatal shooting inside a Roubaix café that left a man in his twenties dead on 29 September 2026.
- Sep 26
Cassandre Beaugrand wins second world triathlon title with victory in Pontevedra
French Olympic champion Cassandre Beaugrand finished more than one minute ahead of Georgia Taylor-Brown in Pontevedra to secure her fifth series victory of 2026.
- Sep 26
European Commission sets two-euro handling fee per item on non-EU parcel imports
The European Commission has fixed a two-euro handling fee per item on online purchases imported from outside the bloc, targeting platforms like Shein and Temu starting 1 November 2026.
- Sep 13
Paris Saint-Germain beats Brest 1-0 as Lille climbs to top of Ligue 1
Ferran Torres scored early to give Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 away victory over Brest on Sunday, lifting the club to seventh place in Ligue 1 while Lille took the league lead.
- Sep 5
French presidential contenders clash over economy and borders at Braderie de Lille
Gabriel Attal, Marine Tondelier, and Jean-Luc Mélenchon campaigned among 5,000 stands at the Braderie de Lille on Saturday, presenting competing visions on debt, purchasing power, and unity ahead of the 2027 presidential election.
- Aug 27
Xavier Bertrand confirms 2027 French presidential bid as an independent candidate
Hauts-de-France regional president Xavier Bertrand confirmed his plans to contest the 2027 French presidential election during the Medef business conference, ruling out any participation in a centre-right primary.
- Aug 26
French brothel owner Dominique Alderweireld, known as Dodo la Saumure, dies at 77 in Belgium
Dominique Alderweireld, the brothel operator acquitted alongside Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the 2015 Carlton trial, died from heart failure at a hospital in Tournai.
- Aug 9
Squishy stress ball explodes in 8-year-old boy's face in France, prompting investigation
French prosecutors opened an investigation after an 8-year-old boy suffered second-degree burns when a Cool Mix Supergel squishy toy exploded in his face on July 24 in Arcques, Pas-de-Calais. The child requires a skin transplant and remains in a specialized burns unit in Lille.
- Jul 5
Fabien Roussel re-elected French Communist Party leader with 70.1% of the vote
Fabien Roussel has been re-elected national secretary of the French Communist Party at the party's 40th congress in Lille, securing 70.1% of the vote. He is expected to confirm his candidacy for the 2027 presidential election later today.
- Jun 20
Violent storms lash northern France: two men struck by lightning, buildings hit, hail and 120 km/h winds recorded
Severe thunderstorms swept across Hauts-de-France on the evening of June 19, leaving two men injured by lightning, damaging buildings and disrupting rail traffic amid an ongoing heatwave.
- Jun 1
Davide Ancelotti, Son of Brazil Coach Carlo, Appointed Lille Head Coach on Two-Year Deal Ahead of Champions League Return
The 36-year-old son of Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti takes his second managerial role, succeeding Bruno Génésio at the Ligue 1 club as it prepares for a Champions League campaign.
