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Britons are the largest foreign community of second-home owners in Nouvelle Aquitaine
See which other departments in the region are popular with British nationals
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Travellers risk extra costs under new Eurotunnel ticket rule
Some fare options are less flexible and less forgiving of lateness
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May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister
Two major train unions are threatening to strike and are ‘not willing to negotiate’, he says
Mercury fillings are banned from July
Europe-wide ban arrives in France
Mercury fillings will be banned for some patients, including under-15s and pregnant or breast-feeding women, from July and replaced by resin or glass ceramic.
The Europe-wide ban comes into force in France then and follows US research showing that people with eight or more fillings had blood/mercury levels 150% higher than normal.