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Photo: French police stop driver over car covered in Christmas lights
Officers were appreciative of the decorations and took photos - but demanded that they were all removed
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Aer Lingus to begin Bordeaux-Ireland flight route
The three flights per week will replace a service previously offered by Ryanair, which has now stopped all flights to and from Bordeaux
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Cash, cheque, bank cards: What can shops legally refuse in France?
There are clear rules on how, when and why businesses can refuse to accept payment
Dog-dirt DNA bylaw legal, court rules
DNA technology can be used to track down the owners of dogs that foul the streets of the Hérault town of Béziers,
a court in Marseille has ruled.
However, while the court ruled that the town’s mayor Robert Ménard – elected to office in 2014 with the support of the far-right Front National – has the power to issue the controversial bylaw, it warned the measures are ‘disproportionate to the requirements of public safety and sanitation’.