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Even less "loving thy neighbour" in rural France
Organic farmer, Jean-Hugues Bourgeois, has been the victim of another yet another attack. This time his barn was set on fire.It was a story that first appeared here on NP last month involving a young farmer,... Vatican rejects French nominated gay ambassador
Diplomatic relations between France and the Vatican aren't exactly at an all-time high. In fact perhaps it wouldn't be unfair to call them somewhat strained - and that's in spite of the Papal visit to this country... France - Teacher left bloodied and bruised as pupil hits out
There has been a heated debate in the media here in France over the past few days over behaviour in the classroom and in particular the problems of discipline following an incident last week in which a teacher was... 19 years later - French village meets the woman who killed her father
Ida Beaussart returned to the village of Salomé in northern France at the weekend for the first time in 19 years.She was there to attend a special screening of a film that depicted the days that led up to her... A slice of life in France - shopping on a Sunday
In case you're wondering you can't - shop on a Sunday. Not normally that is. Many of the big stores are closed, apart from some "home improvement" places, gardening centres and a chain of supermarkets (but only... Making a mountain out of a mole hill
For the green-fingered brigade among us, autumn is the season when it's time to get our hands well and truly dirty as the great garden clean up begins - if that's not something of a contradiction in terms.Pruning,... A French actress who "no longer knows who she is" (with update - see end)
There's no attractive way to show how Alzheimer's can destroy a person's life and that of other family members. And it's without doubt hard to produce a television documentary that doesn't in a way smack of... Entre les murs - French winner at Cannes finally hits the big screen
Wednesday is the day of the week when new films open here in France, and among those on general release today is this year's Cannes film festival winner, Entre les murs (The Class).There was a great hullaballoo when... Even (especially) journalists can get it very wrong (with update)
"Check your sources you stupid (expletive deleted)" an old newsroom boss used to yell at me when I first started."Don't just rip and read (from the news wires). See whether the story stands up. "Check your sources"... Not quite a French "Cold Case" - but almost
A teacher, accused of hitting one of his pupils, commits suicide.One of the most watched programmes on French television at the moment is the US import "Cold Case" in which each week Detective Lilly Rush (played by... Anyone for tennis? (All right, but just make sure nobody's watching)
There's a campaign on here in France at the moment to get people - young and old - to eat better, cut down on the takeaways and fast food while reducing their intake of fats. We're exhorted to eat more fruit and veg,... The brighter side of French village life - it exists
A couple of weeks ago I reported here on how a young farmer in central France had faced a systematic hate campaign from someone in his village bent on trying to ruin his attempts to build a successful organic cheese... Royal makes surprising appeal in race to elect new French Socialist leader
The battle to find a new leader of the French Socialist party took an unexpected twist on Monday evening, when one of the candidates, Ségolène Royal, called on all potential contenders to put aside any ambitions... French minister throws a party for his "Facebook friends"
It's a feel-good political story surely guaranteed to warm "les cockles" of any politically hardened cynic's heart brought to you directly from France.Eric Woerth, France's budget minister - all right so it's not the... McCain's new campaign slogan: "Lies, lies, lies, yeeeah!"
Any American who had any notion that a McCain presidency would be any different than the Bush years should put those doubts aside. With the Bush hatchet men fully in control of his campaign (and tutoring Palin) it should come as not surprise that they're ramping up the lies....
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