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Register to vote in UK elections

A General Election must be called by June 3, 2010 ? make sure you can vote

Brigitte Bardot at 75: the exhibition

Global sex icon turned campaigner is 75 today, and the first exhibition to celebrate her life opens this week

Storm damage: how to claim insurance

Payouts for storms differ from those resulting from natural disasters. Here we explain what you need to do

Maud Fontenoy: I rowed the oceans

Maud Fontenoy was the first woman to row across both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Now she’s fighting to save them

Burqa letters: the debate rages on

Readers react to Abdullah Saeed?s letter in September?s Connexion defending the burqa and warning against a ban

Resto etiquette: Don't use garçon!

A friend of mine told me that no one uses garçon these days to call out to waiters. Why not?

Buying as a couple – how do we do it?

The legal steps you need to take when buying a house in France will vary depending on your martial status

Animal charity in accounting probe

MANAGEMENT at animal welfare charity SPA could face criminal charges after a damning report from auditors found a number of problems with the group?s accounts.

The 150-year-old charity ? which has …

Médecin traitant: choosing your GP

Your GP is the foundation of most of your healthcare and it is much easier to chose one while in good health

No let up in milk protests – farmers

MILK farmers have vowed to go on with strikes and protests despite special loans being organised to help them.

The announcement that ?250 million is being set aside by the government to give them pr…