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Saharan winds bring sands and storms to France this weekend
Rains could last until May 1 bank holiday next week, with no part of the country spared
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Crops and vines decimated by April frosts in France
Cold snap is predicted to continue until end of week, when a cévenol storm will sweep across country
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PHOTOS: Sudden hailstorm turns French Riviera towns white
Nice recorded the coldest temperatures in all of France on Monday evening
Time change
With the yearly debate about changing the clocks coming round again, a question I have asked for many years is: why, if it is done for daylight-saving, they change back in late October, two months before the shortest day, but don’t go forward until three months after (late March).
Can someone explain why?
Robert Rogers, by email
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