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Free fraud service for UK homeowners living in France
Owners are encouraged to sign up for a free monitoring service from HM Land Registry to reduce risk
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New civic tests for foreigners in France launch amid criticism
Applicants for some types of residency cards must now take 45-minute test
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Workers in France can take 17-day break using only eight days of leave in 2026
Favourable calendar for public holidays makes extended May break possible, with five guaranteed long weekends throughout year
Astronaut retrains for zero gravity plane
Thomas Pesquet has big plans for this year
Spaceman and former Air France pilot Thomas Pesquet is aiming for a new career – flying the zero-gravity plane used to train his fellow astronauts.
Thomas spent six months on the International Space Station and by the end of February will have retrained to fly the Airbus A310 Zero-G plane. He said on Facebook “it promises a little weightlessness in 2018”.
