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We look at how power cuts might affect household appliances and what you should do to avoid any damage

Unwanted seashells reborn as frames for sunglasses

Thousands of newcomers to France choose the Dordogne or Normandy – fewer consider the tropical overseas departments, which are also fully part of the EU. Oliver Rowland spoke to a British retiree who moved to Martinique – and loves it

France’s Pavillon Bleu was the world’s first blue flag scheme for clean beaches. Here, Samantha David finds out what coastal authorities have to do to be awarded the prestigious mark