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Fishing season begins Saturday
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THE TROUT and salmon fishing season gets under way this Saturday, March 13, in most parts of France.
Exceptions include 16 departments in the north of France (including the Ile-de-France region), wh...
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12/03/2010
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No rent rise for 1st time in years
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THE COST of renting a flat in France remained stable in 2009 for the first time in almost 20 years, new research has found.
Professional letting research body Clameur found the nationwide average ren...
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12/03/2010
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Secondary school teachers on strike
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A MINIMUM level of service is place in most French collèges and lycées this morning due to a nationwide strike by teachers.
Eight trade unions representing the profession are behind the industrial ac...
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12/03/2010
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Cigarette sales up patch sales down
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THE NUMBER of cigarettes sold in France has started to grow again, while sales of nicotine replacement treatments in pharmacies has plummeted.
The Observatoire Français des Drogues et des Toxicomanes...
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12/03/2010
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Drivers urged to look out for frogs
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FROGS, toads and newts are at risk of being crushed by cars this month as they cross roads to get to wetlands to breed, an animal charity has warned.
According to Aspas, which protects wild animals, ...
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12/03/2010
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Creche workers on strike again
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CRECHES in 30 towns and cities will be closed today as workers hold their second strike in less than a month.
They join GPs and public transport workers in some areas who are also on strike today.
F...
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11/03/2010
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Storm Xynthia conman arrested
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A SERIAL fraudster who posed as an Agriculture Ministry worker in the storm-hit Charente-Maritime has been arrested.
Philippe Berre, 56, spent five days working with local officials in Charron before...
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11/03/2010
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Hadopi 2 fails to deter web users
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A NEW law designed to tackle online piracy is having the opposite effect on French internet users, according to a new study.
Researchers at the University of Rennes found that since the Hadopi 2 law ...
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11/03/2010
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Nice to be CCTV capital of France
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THE CITY of Nice has announced plans to more than double the number of CCTV cameras by the end of this year, becoming the most watched place in France.
Mayor Christian Estrosi has announced 342 extra...
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10/03/2010
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New measures for teacher cover
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SCHOOLS are to be given better access to supply teachers from September following complaints from parents.
Education Minister Luc Chatel said up to 20% of France's 50,000 supply teachers were being u...
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10/03/2010
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'Brits cook more than the French'
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FRENCH people spend less time in their kitchens than their British counterparts and cook a smaller range of dishes, a new survey has revealed.
The research by BBC food magazine Olive in the UK and Ma...
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10/03/2010
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New driving test launches today
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A NEW simpler driving test comes into force today in four regions - with other parts of France switching over by the end of May.
The 35-minute practical test is designed to give examiners more freedo...
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09/03/2010
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Train stranded for 18 hours in snow
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MORE than a hundred passengers have spent the night stranded on a broken-down sleeper train in the Pyrénées-Orientales after it hit 40cm of snow near the Spanish border yesterday afternoon.
The train...
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09/03/2010
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SNCF joins March 23 national strike
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TRAIN services around France are facing severe disruption on March 23 after drivers voted last night to join a national strike.
The CGT, Unsa and CFDT unions have urged members to take part in the in...
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09/03/2010
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Basse-Normandie digital TV switch
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ONE and a half million people in Basse-Normandie will be switched over to digital TV this morning as the old analogue signal is switched off across the region.
The switchover will happen between 8.00...
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09/03/2010
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School, GP and bus strikes this week
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TEACHERS, doctors, binmen and public transport workers are all planning to go on strike later this week - just days before the French regional elections.
Unions representing bus and tram drivers in a...
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08/03/2010
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Average results for half-term ski
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SKI resorts around France have reported broadly stable visitor numbers but a decline in spending as the key half-term season ends.
According to tourism research body Protourisme, 40% of French people...
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08/03/2010
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Swine flu campaign 'cost France €1bn'
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THE FRENCH government has spent more than €1bn preparing for the swine flu outbreak since last summer, new figures have revealed.
The official auditor - the Cour des Comptes - and two parliamentary c...
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08/03/2010
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Food shops ignore Sunday trade law
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MANY supermarkets and convenience stores are breaking the new law on Sunday trading by staying open all day, a newspaper investigation has found.
Le Parisien found small local food shops (superettes)...
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08/03/2010
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Greengrocers take tickets-restaurant
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RESTAURANTS have reacted with anger to a new initiative allowing people to buy fruit and veg from greengrocers using tickets-restaurant.
The decree - which was published yesterday in the Journal Offi...
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05/03/2010
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Rubbish collection strike on March 12
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BINMEN across France are planning to walk out on strike for an indefinite period starting on March 12.
Six unions representing éboueurs have called on members to stop collecting and treating rubbish ...
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05/03/2010
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Unemployment hits 10-year high
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THE NUMBER of people out of work has reached a 10-year high, new official figures have revealed.
National statistics body Insee says unemployment in the last quarter of 2009 stood at 2.7 million - it...
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05/03/2010
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EU slams French cigarette pricing
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A EUROPEAN court has condemned the French government's policy of fixing minimum retail prices for cigarettes.
The Court of Justice of the European Union said the practice - which imposes a €5.10 mini...
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05/03/2010
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Waiting time test for civil service
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EVERY part of the French administration should be made to publish figures on waiting times to help improve the quality of service offered to the public, an MP has recommended.
Haute-Marne MP François...
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04/03/2010
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Customers quit EDF for rivals
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ALMOST 1.4 million homes in France have ditched EDF for a rival electricity supplier, new figures have revealed.
The French Energy Regulation Commission, CRE, said competing energy firms including Di...
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04/03/2010
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