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France conducts world’s first eight-person kidney transplant
Four hospitals worked together to perform the ‘new milestone’ in transplant history
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Swimmer deaths in south-west France: why are rip currents so dangerous?
Authorities have advised people on the best way to escape being dragged out to sea
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France's Mint launches €4,000 solid gold investment coin
The ‘Marianne’ coin is the first gold bullion minted in France in a century
Zero drug tolerance
Police and gendarmes have been given new kits to help identify road-users driving under the influence of drugs with the announcement that there will be zero tolerance on drug use.
Figures from 2015 show 118,000 drug tests against 18million alcohol tests and police want to reduce accidents – with offenders already facing 10 years’ prison if involved in a fatal crash.
