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English-speaking community in southern France helps neighbours impacted by wildfires
Residents in the Pyrénées-Orientales lost their homes, pets, and personal belongings
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Graphic: what is included in France’s 2027 budget
Several major changes to pensions, taxes, and spending as government seeks to reduce debt
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Protests at a third of lycées in France, blockades now at ten universities
More than 2,500 arrests have been made and hundreds injured
Terror scare passes Tunisia tourism rises
Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal are still No1 picks for foreign holidays by French people but, despite the 2015 terror attacks, Tunisia has seen a 211% rise in bookings.
Domestic tourism is still strong, with Bordeaux being the top destination for French holidaymakers, and although at 83.2million there were 1.3m fewer foreign visitors France is still the leading world destination. Last year saw fewer Dutch (-18.5%), Italian (-11.4%) and Chinese (-8.7%) but there was a 15% rise in US visitors.
