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Stepchildren: French MPs approve higher inheritance tax allowance
The pre-tax allowance is greater than before, but there are conditions
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Wizz Air trials ‘budget business’ seats on routes
Guaranteed empty middle seat and quicker boarding are perks on ticket aimed at professionals
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Village gives free rat poison to residents to tackle infestation in southern France
Rodent populations along banks of Lot river have exploded
 
Egg coins honour No1 world chef
The Monnaie de Paris mint has produced gold and silver coins in the shape of eggs and with a fried egg motif as a tribute to Michelin chef Guy Savoy whose restaurant at the mint was named best in the world.
        The Guy Savoy 5oz €500 fried-egg gold coin, at top, sells for €10,920 while the gold egg-shaped 1oz €200 coin sells for €2,225. Pièce de résistance is an 8.5cm rose gold fondue pot, weighing 1kg with white and yellow gold egg for €130,000.
