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Lawyers across France strike against proposed plea-bargain changes
Planned introduction of system for criminal charges would help clear court backlog but is widely condemned by bar associations
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France announces ban on gas boilers in new homes and expanded electric car leasing
Measure forms part of wider push to accelerate electrification and reduce reliance on fossil fuels
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French weekly weather forecast April 13 - 17: return of spring but some rain persists
Temperatures will climb as week continues
Angoulême is new star
Oscar-winning film director Wes Anderson is to make his next film in Angoulême, with work in the Charente capital due to start in February.
There are few details about what the director of The Grand Budapest Hotel is planning but he chose Angoulême for its ramparts and staircases and said the film will be set “just after the Second World War”.
He knows France well, having lived in Paris for many years and local newspaper Sud-Ouest said Angoulême was chosen after he visited in June.
