Paris made the Charlie Hebdo journal an honorary citizen and the creator of Asterix offered to draw for it as support poured in for the satirical publication decimated by Islamist gunmen for mocking the prophet Mohammad.

France’s inquiry into Google’s tax affairs is coming to an end and the results may be announced within the next six months, Technology minister Fleur Pellerin said yesterday.

French president Francois Hollande’s new Socialist-led government adopted a 30% pay cut today, a gesture of shared sacrifice by leaders who must now reduce the country’s massive debts and tackle spiralling unemployment.