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Photo: French police stop driver over car covered in Christmas lights
Officers were appreciative of the decorations and took photos - but demanded that they were all removed
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Aer Lingus to begin Bordeaux-Ireland flight route
The three flights per week will replace a service previously offered by Ryanair, which has now stopped all flights to and from Bordeaux
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Cash, cheque, bank cards: What can shops legally refuse in France?
There are clear rules on how, when and why businesses can refuse to accept payment
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HERE'S A PEEK AT SOME OF THE STORIES IN OUR SEPTEMBER EDITION...
- FRESH TWIST ON FRENCH FOOD: Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz's new recipes
- Backlog of maintenance on main roads is reaching alarming proportion, a government-commissioned report reveals
- Fines start this September for street sexual harassment
- Victims of solar panel scam do not have to repay the bank that loaned money for the work
- Continuing carte de séjour confusion
- Healthcare, poverty, unemployment, retirement - key areas of reform facing the government this rentrée
Practical / Money
- Seven pension issues which could affect Britons living in France
- Employing a nanny and the new 'at source' taxation
- The papers needed to bring a car into France and to re-register it
- How does a newcomer obtain a social security number for a carte vitale?
- What is the law on garden bonfires and does it vary by department?
- We are selling a firm that must be run by English-speakers. How can we reassure buyers re: Brexit?
- Make sense of...French higher education and the new selective entrance
- Property watch: Languedoc
- How do I minimise damage to our modem and telephone lines during storms?
- France names, shames and fines firms for late-payment of bills
- Education: The role of the school nurse and doctor
Features and Interviews
- INTERVIEW: Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Visit Paris sites where intellectual giants met, drank, fell in love - and created
- Lourdes, a sacred spot where spiritual solace meets commerce
- Trending: Naked ambition - why naturism is on the rise
- BIG PICTURE: Ryder Cup time - a history of golf in France
- Faux fromage - Is vegetarian cheese taking off?
- HISTORY: Seductress and spy Mata Hari in Paris
- En saison: What to eat in September, from red mullet to plums
- INTERIORS: The legacy of design icon Henri Samuel
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- Hello, sailor: The story of the Breton shirt
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