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HERE'S A PEEK AT SOME OF THE STORIES IN OUR SEPTEMBER EDITION...

• FRESH TWIST ON FRENCH FOOD: ​Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz's new recipes
• Backlog of maintenance on main roads is reaching alarming proportion, a government-commissioned report reveals
• Fines start this September for street sexual harassment
• Victims of solar panel scam do not have to repay the bank that loaned money for the work
• Continuing carte de séjour confusion
• Healthcare, poverty, unemployment, retirement - key areas of reform facing the government this rentrée

Practical / Money

• Seven pension issues which could affect Britons living in France
• Employing a nanny and the new 'at source' taxation
• The papers needed to bring a car into France and to re-register it
• How does a newcomer obtain a social security number for a carte vitale?
• What is the law on garden bonfires and does it vary by department?
• We are selling a firm that must be run by English-speakers. How can we reassure buyers re: Brexit?
• Make sense of...French higher education and the new selective entrance
• Property watch: Languedoc
• How do I minimise damage to our modem and telephone lines during storms?
• France names, shames and fines firms for late-payment of bills
• Education: The role of the school nurse and doctor

Features and Interviews

• INTERVIEW: Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand 
• Visit Paris sites where intellectual giants met, drank, fell in love - and created
• Lourdes, a sacred spot where spiritual solace meets commerce
• Trending: Naked ambition - why naturism is on the rise 
• BIG PICTURE: Ryder Cup time - a history of golf in France
• Faux fromage - Is vegetarian cheese taking off? 
• HISTORY: Seductress and spy Mata Hari in Paris
• En saison: What to eat in September, from red mullet to plums
• INTERIORS: The legacy of design icon Henri Samuel
• Village in the sea: Mont St-Michel’s rich history
• Hello, sailor: The story of the Breton shirt
• Sniffing out a career: What does an oenologue do?

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