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Forget Jaws but watch out for the crocs & Flipper

Salt water crocodileBeaches on the French side of the English Channel were closed to swimmers this week after several people reported seeing a large crocodile swimming around boats in the French port of Boulogne-sur-Mer...
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Parisian boob job

A man in Paris has fallen victim to two young women thieves at a cash point in Paris. The man had just entered in his pin number when the women bared their breasts causing the man to be be severely distracted...
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France tears down Roma camps

Roma campsFrench authorities have dismantled over 40 illegal Roma camps in a crackdown during the last two weeks. Most of the camps house Roma (gypsy) immigrants who come mainly from Romania and Bulgaria.
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Body of famous French chef found in freezer

Jean-Francois PoinardA French woman has admitted to killing her boyfriend and hiding his body in a chest freezer for 2 years. The body of famous French chef Jean-Francois Poinard was discovered in the freezer after his girlfriend Guylene Collober aged 51 told his daughter that 'something unfortunate' had happened to him.
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French Police accused of racial intolerance and brutality

Police evictionsFrench police have been accused of using extreme force and brutality on women and children who were protesting against their earlier eviction from a block of flats in Paris where they had set up home (with video)...
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Dover to Calais from just £2 per person

Port d'Erquy in BrittanyPO Ferries special foot passenger summer promotion has launched! Until the 30th of September foot passengers can travel from Dover to Calais for as little as £2!!
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Last Minute Trips to France from £99 pp with Brittany Ferries

Brittany FerriesBrittany Ferries are offering up to 7 days in France from just £99 per person return for a car plus 2 passengers in July.
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Free Disneyland Paris Tickets with P&O Ferries

P&O FerriesGet a free DisneyLand Paris ticket when you book a Dover to Calais PO Ferries crossing. P&O Ferries are offering a free adult Disneyland Paris one day hopper ticket for each Dover Calais car booking made between the 1st July and the 30th September 2010...
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Two new flight routes to French Holiday hot spots: Deauville, Normandy & Brive, Dordogne

City Jet launchesCityJet, the airline that flies from the heart of London, today announced the launch of two new summer routes to Deauville and Brive - the gateways to Normandy and the Dordogne, two of the UK's best-loved French holiday destinations. Starting in June, CityJet will operate four flights a week to Deauville and will be the first airline to offer flights to the brand new airport of Brive Valley of the Dordogne...
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P&O Ferries midweek web offer

p and o ferriesIf you plan to get away to France in 2010, are able to travel outside of our peak seasons and are also happy to avoid travelling at weekends, then you can sail from Dover to Calais (and back again) with your car and up to three additional passengers for just £29 return...
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Pay to be Kidnapped

Photo Copyright Ultime RealiteAre you bored with the usual adventure holidays, is bungee jumping and sky diving too tame for you? A company in France is offering real terror in the form of designer kidnapping for around a £1000 a time...
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Latest French News from the Connexion

The latest news headlines for France from the Connexion newspaper...
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U.K. police policy on foreign-registered vehicles

As long ago as 1982, the then EEC issued Directive 83/182, allowing vehicles registered in one European country to be driven for up to six months in a year, CONTINUOUS OR OTHERWISE, in another European country before Road Tax became due...
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A year in France

In 2007 my wife and I and a another couple visited France for a month, we had a terrific time, stayed in Paris for 10 day's and drove around the country side for a further 3 weeks...
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Carrying out works for friends

We have our own fosse to install on our own property in the Creuse, which we are capable of doing, but our neighbours (here in the UK) would like for us to help and carry out the installation of their fosse in the Dordogne area...
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Devoted Grandma Dilemma

Oh dear. Plus ça change. Spring in Hertfordshire. Still longing to live in France. Family ties. Family no likee France but may visit if it does not put them out...
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Cold water supply "en plastique"

Water, water everywhere but not a drop to flush our toilet... This came about when we visited our farmhouse in the Dordogne during the summer. The existing water supply feeds the kitchen and there is another branch outside...
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Accent on France

Hi there, I do not have a grumble, well what is there to grumble about? we chose to come to France for a better way of life and have found England in the 1960's with an accent on FRANCE...
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Customer Service in France

AdrianOne problem which most people come across in France is the complete lack of a culture of 'customer service'. With some notable exceptions...
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Car Chasing Dogs

I am writing about dogs in France, not all of them just the ones that are let loose and allowed to chase cars, bikes and people...
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Science News

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