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France set to pass emergency ‘budget law’: is it good or bad for your finances?
The country will effectively be without a budget from 2025, with knock-on effects for individuals and companies
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EasyJet announces nine new flight routes from France including to UK
A service from Bordeaux to Birmingham is among the new announcements
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French weekend weather outlook December 14 - 15: gloomy and chilly in the north
Cloudy skies are expected to dominate in the north, but in the south temperatures will still reach double figures
Zero drug tolerance
Police and gendarmes have been given new kits to help identify road-users driving under the influence of drugs with the announcement that there will be zero tolerance on drug use.
Figures from 2015 show 118,000 drug tests against 18million alcohol tests and police want to reduce accidents – with offenders already facing 10 years’ prison if involved in a fatal crash.