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Dates 2026: Family allowance payments and other French benefits
The payment date varies if it falls on a weekend
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Dordogne villages suffer burglaries: How to protect your property
A series of break-ins have been reported over the Christmas period
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‘It’s the place we are happiest’: George Clooney and family become French
‘My kids have a much better life [and] speak perfect French’, the Hollywood star says
Some cough sweets will need prescription
Over-the-counter cough and pain relief remedies will now be prescription-only if they contain drugs derived from opium, such as codeine.
The change took immediate effect last month. Young people were misusing the drug, with about 50 left seriously ill.
Well-known products such as dry cough pastilles and syrup from Vicks, Drill, Neo-Codion and Humex were included and children’s versions withdrawn.
