The row over gay marriages has reignited in France after a prominent Green MP was suspended for officiating at the wedding of two men. Gwladys Fouché reports

The most hated man in Belgium, the paedophile Marc Dutroux, is finally standing trial eight years after the crimes were committed. The affair has profoundly shocked the country and has revealed a catalogue of police and judicial incompetence. Gwladys Fouché reports

Nicolas Sarkozy, the home secretary, is the current darling of French politics. Could he become the next president? Gwladys Fouché reports.

The issue of wearing headscarves in schools is back on the agenda, with president Chirac aiming to ban them for good. Gwladys Fouché explains why the question is so controversial in France

Last November, two political underdogs managed to rouse French voters from their apathy and inject a bit of life into an election campaign that has been dominated by the rise in violence.

Recent press reports of a teenager being tortured by two 'friends' shocked France. Karine Vandenhove asks youngsters what they think has caused the rise in violence amongst their peers.

France goes to the polls twice in the next two months to elect a new president. Karine Vandenhove finds out what young voters think of their presidential system and which issues are important to them

The work of 20 young artists from around the world is on show at the Palais de Tokyo, a new contemporary art centre in Paris open from midday to midnight. Zoé Eisenstein finds out how it rates among young people

Cannabis use by young people in France has been rising in recent years, despite strong laws against it. Karine Vandenhove finds out what teenagers think of the drug and the publicity it attracts

Strikes are not rare in France. Last week bank workers walked out to coincide with the arrival of the euro, and in 2001 even doctors and nurses hit the barricades. Do the French strike too much, asks Zoe Eisenstein, or is the right to strike a pillar of democracy to be protected at all costs?

Just how close is fiction to reality in the realm of artificial intelligence? Against the background of Steven Spielberg's film of the same name, Karine Vandenhove quizzes French young people about what it means to them

With the recent death of a French journalist and the detainment of another in Afghanistan, how far should reporters go to cover the news? Zoé Eisenstein speaks to a campaigner for press freedom and three students.

Ten days after the terrorist attacks on New York, a huge explosion in a chemical factory rocked Toulouse, killing 29 people and damaging 3,000 homes in a built-up area. Who or what was to blame? Karine Vandenhove asks young people for their reaction.

Since last month's terrorist attacks in America, drastic security measures have been rapidly put in place across the French capital. Zoe Eisenstein asks French schoolchildren how they feel about their fortified city and the threat of terrorism.