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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…
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…
?3 billion Swiss tax dodge revealed
TAX dodgers have been given a warning that Switzerland is no longer a safe haven for their millions as Budget Minister Eric Woerth revealed France has the names of 3,000 people with illegal, undeclare…
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…
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
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 …
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…
You are obliged to look after parents
French law says you “owe maintenance” to parents “in need” ? even if they are in the UK
When seeing is not believing
Trompe l?oeil paintings are enjoying a revival both inside and outside the home