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GR, GRP, PR: What do the French hiking signs mean?
What are the coloured symbols on French hiking routes? Who paints them there and why?
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Miss France: glam - but not sexy
Miss France organiser Geneviève de Fontenay fears she is fighting a losing battle to protect her 'Cinderella dream' from vulgarity
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Normandy Landings visit for Queen
Queen Elizabeth has confirmed a state visit to France, ending rumours she is handing over duties to Charles
Unlimited web access not to cut
FEARS that internet service providers are looking at ways to “cap” users’ web access have been denied by leading ISPs and the government.
The ISPs admit alarm that 5% of heavy web users tak up more than 80% of online traffic with multimedia use and peer-to-peer filesharing but denied plans to cut “unlimited” web access.
Orange said talks with other operators had been “twisted” out of context and Bouygues said it was “never a plan”. The government “does not envisage any access restrictions”.