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Listen: Stag bellowing season to begin in French forests
Every year, nature-lovers gather to listen out for the sound and even compete to imitate it best. A 500-hour livestream is available of the bellowing season on TV this year
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How a Brittany commune hopes to get strangers talking
A conversation bench is one of many initiatives being trialled to develop a spirit of friendship
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Warning over fire risk as many in France flout rubbish sorting rules
Discarded batteries suspected to be cause of at least some of the fires
Bra is treasure-chest
Students develop bra with pockets to keep valuables safe

Nights spent clubbing may have paid off for two former students who have invented the bra of young women clubbers’ and travellers’ dreams... one with secret pockets for valuables.
Adèle Renaud and Paul Chaigne, from Poitiers, had the idea while studying in Lyon as when they went out Adèle had to give Paul her valuables for safe keeping. They have called the design ‘Hide a Moon’ and the bras are available for order via the crowdfunding site Ulule.
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