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Roller-coaster fall woman dies
A MOTHER has been killed after being thrown from a roller-coaster at an amusement park near Beauvais.
The 35-year-old woman, from Aisne, had been with her partner at the Saint-Paul park with their tw…
Strikers threaten to pollute Seine
STRIKING workers at a transport company in Normandy have threatened to pour 8,000 litres of toxic chemicals into the River Seine if their redundancy demands are not met.
About 60 lorry drivers at the…
PM promises to clean up seaweed
THE FRENCH government will pay for cleaning up Breton beaches clogged with toxic seaweed, PM François Fillon has promised.
The phenomenon, known as la marée verte (green tide), has been getting wor…
Med beach closed after shark alert
BATHERS were ordered out of the sea near Perpignan yesterday afternoon after two sharks were spotted in the water.
Two swimmers raised the alarm at about 3pm when they saw two fins in the water about…
Paris Plages close after huge success
THE hugely successful Paris Plages closes tonight after an exceptionally busy season which allowed many Parisiens to enjoy the beach without leaving the city.
As temperatures hit 38C yesterday there …
Mayor selling chapel on eBay
A CHAPEL in the Midi-Pyrénées has gone on sale
on the internet auction site eBay.
The building is 450 square metres and dates from the 17th Century.
It is described as having a romanesque porch, …
Easyjet in court over work rights
EASYJET is to be prosecuted over claims it failed to declare the number of staff it had working in France.
The low-cost airline has been under investigation since December 2006, when social charges c…
Woman throws mug at Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece the "Mona Lisa" was attacked with a mug earlier this month, but the world's most famous painting — protected by thick glass — emerged with its enigmatic smile undimmed.
French police say a woman "not in her senses" lobbed the mug at the 500-year-old painting, which hangs in the Louvre gallery in Paris.
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Frugal Paris
The picnic is the great democratizing institution of summer, when Parisians spill onto riverbanks and bridges and into parks and gardens, chasing away the memories of winter and rain with baguettes and bottles, sandals and sundresses.