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Three charged with taking bribes to provide false French tests for residency cards
The charges relate to the test de connaissance du français. It is thought that more than 250 applicants could be involved in a region of west France
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DHL strike hits Christmas deliveries in France
‘All packages will be delivered even if they are a little late’, says DHL spokesperson
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French firm aims to cut food waste through 'upcycling'
Waste is taken from restaurants and turned into new products
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- France's big plans. The government's priorities for change and how you could be affected: Healthcare, money, work, education, tax and more
- BREXIT: The implication for BRITONS IN FRANCEfollowing the next debate on July 17, 2017
- Huge rise in boar population causing problems
- France falling short on wind turbine development
- The amphibious car inspired by Lake Annecy
PRACTICAL
- Cartes de séjour: The different types, the requirements
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- Feed-in tariff changes put new shine on solar panels
- Organ donations save lives - read how you can help
- Nouvelle Aquitaine property watch
- Education: End of 'home'work and four-day week changes
- Foreign speeders soon to lose ‘virtual points’
- Which areas of France will win and which lose under proposed local tax cut
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- Planning a move to France? Plan your finances in advance
- Tax office keeps mixing us up with another expat with similar name
- How can we release money to our children?
- How do financial advisers earn their money?
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FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS
- INTERVIEW: Lip gloss in Languedoc - staying chic with Helena Frith Powell
- Open Gardens to visit in August
- A GREAT DAY OUT: 11 of France's best quirky museums
- Pump up the jam - a potted history of confiture
- Snail's pace: The man who breeds escargots
- What is a Greeter, and could you become one? (Yes, you could)
- Why seasonal staff are so vital to winemakers around France
- PROPERTY: Ups and downs in the latest Notaires de France market report
- The small Alpine town with BIG Mexican roots
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