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Listen: Stag bellowing season to begin in French forests
Every year, nature-lovers gather to listen out for the sound and even compete to imitate it best. A 500-hour livestream is available of the bellowing season on TV this year
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How a Brittany commune hopes to get strangers talking
A conversation bench is one of many initiatives being trialled to develop a spirit of friendship
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Warning over fire risk as many in France flout rubbish sorting rules
Discarded batteries suspected to be cause of at least some of the fires
Carpenters needed for 10,000 vacancies

Despite jobless figures for the start of 2018 showing a fall and growth returning, some industries are not seeing the benefit as they cannot hire tradesmen.
Joinery trades have been particularly badly hit with Pôle Emploi saying it has 10,000 unfilled jobs for menuisiers.