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Your cat stories wanted for charity

Les Amis Des Chats is holding the first Cat Celebration Gala evening on October 3, 2009 and wants to hear your stories

Carrefour recalls E. Coli burgers

SUPERMARKET giant Carrefour has recalled a batch of frozen beef burgers that it believes has been contaminated with E. Coli.

The firm said it had received no complaints from customers yet but noticed…

More parents apply out of catchment

REQUESTS by parents for their children to go to schools outside their catchment area are up 5% compared to last year.

About 47,500 requests for a dérogation à la carte scolairewere put in for child…

Pick up post from your metro station

BUSY residents in the north of Paris will have the option of having letters and parcels delivered to their local metro station to avoid making a trip to the post office.

The scheme, a joint venture b…

Girls wreak havoc in Metro muggings

THIEVING girl gangs have robbed many hundreds of travellers on the Metro in Paris ? and there is little the police can do because they are too young to be arrested and detained.

Most are aged betwee…

Unions call for postal strike

FIVE major unions are calling on postal workers to strike on Tuesday September 22 against the ?privatisation? of La Poste.

The CGT, SUD, CFDT, Force Ouvrière and CFTC want a “big day of strikes an…

Swine flu vaccine from September 28

FRANCE has received its first batch of swine flu jabs and is set to begin vaccinating people at the end of next month.

However a new survey published today has found that almost two-thirds of people …

When seeing is not believing

Trompe l?oeil paintings are enjoying a revival both inside and outside the home

Burqa is 'walking coffin' ? minister

Muslim minister Fadela Amara, head of urban estates, says she is fighting a new brand of fascism disguised as Islam.

New controls on syndic charges

Minor building work must be included in management fees ? as hidden extra charges spiral