Charente

Bin collection strike enters second week in south-west France town

Many residents have no choice but to leave their rubbish on the streets in 38 communes

Jarnac's cameras raise privacy concerns amid a national trend towards more surveillance

Changes in Dordogne led to inhabitants dumping rubbish in easier-to-access bins in nearby Charente

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Witnesses say the 46-year-old poured petrol into one of the offices and onto two female workers