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'Remove traffic lights and road signs to encourage safer driving', says Louis Sarkozy
Son of former president says it would encourage “more responsible” driving
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Culture, sport and events: What's new in France in 2026
Including the Bayeux Tapestry, Six Nations and new museums
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Brigitte Bardot, global film star and tireless campaigner for animal rights, dies at the age of 91
She rose to international prominence in the 1950s and 1960s before leaving cinema at 39
Just 6% of streets are named after women
Inequality on the streets
With too few streets named for women – just 6% in France and only 4% in Paris – two politicians are calling on communes for some balance.
Indre-et-Loire MP Sophie Auconie and Vendée senator Annick Billon want communes to name a street for a woman.
