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‘Cataclysmic scenes’ in Var as roads and homes destroyed by violent storms
At least three people died after being trapped in cars
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Letters: Readers share their tips on what to do with old baguettes
Including, baking, toasting, freezing and feeding to pigs
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Three reported dead, two missing as violent storms hit southern France
Up to 250mm of rain falls this morning around Lavandou
Time change
With the yearly debate about changing the clocks coming round again, a question I have asked for many years is: why, if it is done for daylight-saving, they change back in late October, two months before the shortest day, but don’t go forward until three months after (late March).
Can someone explain why?
Robert Rogers, by email
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