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French fishers unite against invasive American blue crab
Millions of crabs live in Occitanie lagoons, wreaking havoc on local fishing activity
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Foire aux vins 2026: France’s supermarket wine sales begin this month
When, where and how to get good deals on bottles of wine
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Thieves break into Renoir museum near Nice, steal paintings worth €9 million
Two of the four stolen paintings were abandoned in the Riviera museum gardens
Road deaths rise but annual trend is down
Despite a 4.3% rise in the number of road deaths in March the number killed in the first quarter of 2017 has fallen by 3.7% on last year. It follows three years of numbers rising leading to increased regulation.
In all, 266 people died in road accidents in March but this 4.3% rise came against a backdrop of a 20% rise in the number of injured and a 13% rise in accidents.
