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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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HERE'S A PEEK AT WHAT'S INSIDE OUR MARCH EDITION...
- Yes, you can save money boycotting supermarkets
- Making sense of strict new contrôle technique test
- INTERVIEW: Kiwi romance writer plots a happy ending in Provence
PRACTICAL / MONEY
- Investment funds give viager a win-win option
- Meet the couples who found love in France
- Free movement rights in Schengen Zone
- Compulsory schooling from age 3: what will children do?
- 'Why LGBT pride marches are still needed today'
- Lack of English-speaking doctors
- Is France preparing its customs staff for a hard Brexit?
- Poor service from Cpam: what to do
- The woman who built her home for €3,000 - including materials
- Get ahead – and plan for your coming tax year
- Work being done to limit mosquitoes
- New thinking on destroying frelon asiatique nests
- La Poste workers diversify - what services can you benefit from?
- As a state official, may a notaire refuse certain work?
- Declaring UK rental income
- Safeguard future payments from UK private pension
- Apiarists need to make a beeline for the mairie
FEATURES AND INTERVIEWS
- RECIPES One knife, one pot cuisine
- Wine: What really goes into a bottle of wine?
- GARDENING COLUMN Cathy Thompson reveals her seasonal plant tips
- Garden visits: Four Open Gardens to see in June
- My operation in France: Mastectomy
- INTERVIEW Moveable feaster: An American blogger in Paris
- The life and times of French intellectual heavyweight André Malraux
- En saison: what to put on your plate in June, from apricots to artichokes
- INTERIORS The stylish art of French family living
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