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France’s quickest traffic lights stay green for just 6-8 seconds
One light only lets a couple of cars through at a time - and some say it is dangerous
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Sea swimmer drowns as violent storms hit southern France
Another swimmer died later in the evening. Several people in south-west evacuated from homes
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Know your French cheeses and their seasons: which to eat in September?
Cheeses with a stand-out flavour are recommended for the month
Monaco drivers face French speed fines
Monaco drivers will now pay speeding fines if flashed in France as the two governments agreed to target offenders.
Monaco has 40,000 residents but in 2018 they committed more than 100,000 offences.
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