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Photos: heavy snowfall in Alps as winter closures for mountain passes begin
Forecasters expect snowfall to gradually reach lower altitudes before mid-November
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Man dies after being shot during boar hunt in south-west France
Fellow hunter in his eighties was taken in by police for questioning
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Beware of calendar-selling scams in France around Christmas: how to avoid falling victim
Fraudsters can pose as officials looking to sell calendars or raise funds
Alzheimer drugs halted
Savings to go to Alzheimer care services

Four Alzheimer drugs costing the health service €90million a year will no longer be reimbursed as the ministry moves to stop them being prescribed due to harmful side effects, which include falls and broken bones.
Savings on Aricept, Ebixa, Exelon, Reminyl and generics will go to Alzheimer care services.