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Where to find help with important admin in France
A website and phone helpline exist to help with all kinds of complex documents and processes
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Bedbugs: French authority warns against banned insecticide
The product is still circulating despite being linked to four recent deaths
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Air France increases flight prices again, by up to €50
For the second month in a row, rising kerosene prices increase flight ticket costs
Paid holiday for carers in France next year
People who need time off work to care for disabled, elderly or ill relatives should have the right to paid leave from next year under plans.
The health minister wants to create a form of paid holiday for helpers (aidants), during which people would continue to build up pension rights.
At present, workers have the right to up to three months off to care for a loved one but it is not paid.
