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Warning over ‘tax refund’ email scam
WEB-USERS have been warned about a fake email doing the rounds promising a €180 rebate on overpaid French income tax. The message claims to come from the budget ministry and includes a link to the o…
New 110kph limit 'not a priority'
PLANS to cut motorway speed limits from 130 to 110kph have been put on the back burner, according to the secretary of state for ecology, Chantal Jouanno.
The proposal could have cut emissions of gre…
Scrap bonus sees car sales up 14%
MOTORISTS are rushing to take advantage of the government?s car scrappage bonus scheme before it is gradually phased out in the new year, new figures suggest.
The number of new cars sold in Septembe…
Farmers protest across France
FARMERS carried out protests across France yesterday after a call to action by national farmers? union FNSEA and their youth section, Les Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA).
The protests brought together farm…
Villepin denies Clearstream plot
Former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin has denied in court he was involved in a plot to smear Nicolas Sarkozy during his bid for the presidency.
Mr Villepin is accused of orchestrating a …
Govt drops support for Roman Polanski
The French government has decided to drop its public support for Roman Polanski, the Oscar-winning director held in Switzerland over a child sex case dating back more than 30 years.
The government ha…
Bourgogne dog walk for charity
Animal Medical Care Foundation organises a fund-raising dog walk in Bourgogne to mark World Animal Day this weekend
Coffee meet raises ?500 for Macmillan
Two Brits in the Tarn et Garonne raised ?500 for a cancer charity by taking part in the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning
English comedy on the Riviera
Comedians Rob Rouse, Isy Suttie and Dave Thompson take to the stage for four nights at the Riviera Comedy Club next week
Ryanair scraps airport check-in
RYANAIR has today scrapped all of its airport check-in desks and made it compulsory for passengers to print their own boarding card online.
The company has gradually introduced the online-only policy…