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Work finally starts on new high-speed train line Bordeaux to Toulouse
The €14 billion project is part of plans to improve public transport services in the south-west
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President Macron speaks out on sexual consent, menopause and fertility
‘Every woman should have free use of her body…but the poor organisation of our society must not prevent people from having children if they so wish’, he says
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RANKED: France's 10 most dog-friendly towns and cities
Criteria used include number of dog parks, dog-friendly public transport policies, and help for vulnerable owners and animals
20 million make difference
Volunteers help wherever they can
France has nearly 20 million volunteers doing their bit, working with animals, teaching French (or English) to asylum-seekers, keeping nature parks or taming bureaucracy.
One in three volunteers is a retired over-65 year old and most want to ‘be useful in society”.
Paris mairie has a website of volunteering one-off ‘missions’ at jemengage.paris.fr which has a vast range of volunteer posts across the city.