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Centre-right's candidate is a poor copy of French far-right leader
Columnist Simon Heffer is not impressed by Bruno Retailleau - the candidate of Les Républicains for next year’s presidential election
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France's concrete road barriers are safer than metal ones
Concrete barriers are thought to be more durable in the event of an impact
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Learn to love the complexities of the French language
Reader argues that weird spellings and homophones are part of the soul of a living language
TV rights
Chris Cole (Letters, January) laments not being able to watch BBC iPlayer in France. We can’t even though we still pay a UK licence fee. The same is true for Sky. You can’t easily move mobile phones or cars between EU countries.
It shows what a sham the so-called cherished principles of freedom of movement are.
Dr D Cottam, Lot-et-Garonne
