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French homes overrun by ladybird invasion
Invasive Asian ladybird has been spotted in both France and UK amid food source boom
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Flu vaccinations start in France: which areas are most affected?
Both flu and Covid-19 are starting to spread across the country, with the vulnerable particularly urged to get vaccinated
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What is included in France’s 2026 draft budget - and what if no agreement?
Change to tax allowance for pensioners is among proposals
Restaurants ‘must offer doggy bags’
Restaurants, cafés and bistros across France will be obliged to supply diners with “doggy-bags” if requested from July 2021, under a new law to reduce food waste.

Some 10million tonnes of food, worth an estimated €16billion, is thrown away in France every year. The law says diners must have the chance to take home uneaten food.