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British diver missing in cave in south-west France
43-year-old failed to return from a dive at the Gouffre de Saint-Sauveur on Friday
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Hospital in Nouvelle-Aquitaine to make some parking spaces paid: how common is this in France?
The hospital said the measure will prevent long-term parking by non-hospital users
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Seven speed cameras vandalised in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
The cameras were covered with tarpaulins bearing the words ‘Tic tac’
France still No23 in corruption league
Score out of 180 in total
France has been rated No23 out of 180 in the world corruption ranking, keeping the same high place as last year. The UK rose to eighth place.
Transparency International, which rates countries from 0 (corrupt) to 100 (laudable) gave France a score of 70 but said the country only reacted against corruption when there was a scandal and its response was not usually satisfactory.