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French dermatologists launch sun awareness campaign to prevent skin cancer

Melanoma remains the most serious form of skin cancer in France with nearly 2,000 deaths annually

Beware new scams involving QR codes in France

We look at how to avoid being caught out as more and more fraudsters use this method to trick people

Restos du Coeur winter campaign opens but funds too low to help all

The charity says it is relying on the generosity of donors and faces having to turn away some people coming for help

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Macron’s hairy chest picture picked up by US TV host

Jimmy Fallon used the photo – which shows the president with his shirt partly unbuttoned – as part of a sketch on The Tonight Show

‘Le Pen’s programme remains far-right despite efforts to soften image’

The presidential hopeful’s views on immigration, citizenship, Islam and democracy are all symbolic of a far-right ideology, argue political experts

America’s selfie influence on France’s presidential election posters

We look at all 12 candidates’ posters and translate their slogans. A communications expert reviews the strength of their messages

Votes, budgets, rules: how the French election works and quirky facts

France’s presidential election begins in less than a week

Election in France: Pay, tax cuts, energy – what candidates promise

With the first round of the presidential election set to take place on April 10, we look at the campaign pledges of some of the leading hopefuls

Post-Brexit means-tests, residency card issues raised by campaigners

The Connexion spoke to the co-chair of British in Europe about the key issues Britons in France still face as the campaign organisation closes down

Jean-Luc Mélenchon pictured against a bright blue background

France’s far-left holds election rally with ‘smell and visual effects’

Jean-Luc Mélenchon said his election goals included helping France ‘take part in the history of humanity’ and ‘get out of nuclear power’

Dry January grows in France but not funded like anti-smoking campaign

The first edition of #LeDefideJanvier was set for state funding but this was retracted allegedly after outcry from the wine sector lobby in 2019

Britons in EU lose representation as main campaign group winds down

British in Europe (BiE) has lobbied at the highest levels to maintain Britons’ rights after Brexit and helped win several key rights

#Anti2010: France bullying campaign targets pupils born in 2010

Parents of children in French schools are becoming aware of taunting that is making the transition to secondary school even harder for some this year. We explain what to do if you notice it

An image of the beach in Etretat, Normandy, full of tourists

Netflix’s Lupin and Covid have made our Normandy tourist town ‘hell’

15,000 people have signed a petition calling for better management of the 1.2 million plus tourists who flock to see Etretat’s cliffs every year. The mayor says the cliffs may have to be shut off to protect them

New road safety campaign for cyclists announced in France

As more people use bikes as a mode of transport in France, the numbers of cycling accidents are also going up - but a new campaign is aiming to change this.

Welfare group: Maya the French circus elephant is free

Animal welfare group One Voice is celebrating a victory after Maya the French circus elephant was freed this Friday and given a new home at a safari park in Italy.