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Which fruits, vegetables and fish are in season in France this April?
Strawberry season begins, compensating for end of winter vegetables
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Why are drivers in France increasingly getting speeding fines without being ‘flashed’?
Here is why you may have received an unexpected fine in the post
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Marine Le Pen appeal decision should be given in summer 2026, says court
It comes as the RN leader continues to maintain her ‘innocence’ and right-wing politicians have called her conviction ‘an attack on democracy’
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.