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Britons are the largest foreign community of second-home owners in Nouvelle Aquitaine
See which other departments in the region are popular with British nationals
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Travellers risk extra costs under new Eurotunnel ticket rule
Some fare options are less flexible and less forgiving of lateness
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May will be difficult month for train travel in France, warns minister
Two major train unions are threatening to strike and are ‘not willing to negotiate’, he says
Free breast cancer tests for 25-year-olds
Free preventive breast cancer consultations will be offered to women aged 25 from 2018, the Ministry of Health has said.

Nearly 12,000 women die from breast cancer each year in France but when detected at an early stage, the patient’s chances of recovery are 90%. Currently, free examinations are reserved for women aged 50 to 74 years.