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Free fraud service for UK homeowners living in France
Owners are encouraged to sign up for a free monitoring service from HM Land Registry to reduce risk
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New civic tests for foreigners in France launch amid criticism
Applicants for some types of residency cards must now take 45-minute test
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Workers in France can take 17-day break using only eight days of leave in 2026
Favourable calendar for public holidays makes extended May break possible, with five guaranteed long weekends throughout year
SNCF ‘nudges’ clients to behave better
The SNCF is trialling ways to ‘nudge’ users towards better behaviour in stations .
This includes signage telling people they lose calories by using stairs (to minimise anger on days when escalators break down), putting up ‘dead end’ signs to stop people causing a squash by going the ‘wrong’ way down underground passages or ones saying a tree will be planted each time they validate their Navigo pass... “We’re not lying,” the SNCF’s regional head insisted to RTL radio.
