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GR, GRP, PR: What do the French hiking signs mean?
What are the coloured symbols on French hiking routes? Who paints them there and why?
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Miss France: glam - but not sexy
Miss France organiser Geneviève de Fontenay fears she is fighting a losing battle to protect her 'Cinderella dream' from vulgarity
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Normandy Landings visit for Queen
Queen Elizabeth has confirmed a state visit to France, ending rumours she is handing over duties to Charles
Mairies to get vital phone links
Mairies in the Landes and France Telecom are testing a new secure telephone network
MAIRIES in the Landes and France Telecom are testing a new secure telephone network to avoid problems such as happened after the 2009 storms, when large areas were left for several days with no communication links.
A new satellite internet phone network could give the 300 mairies vital continued access, along with uninterrupted power from the installation of 1,000km of underground power cables by 2011.