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Major strikes to hit Gatwick: services to France expected to be affected
Refuellers and baggage handlers are taking action in May and June
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Man survives 500km journey on outside of TGV
He was hidden in crevice at end of train and suffered from hypothermia
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Hear the voice of the ‘French Tom Cruise’ in railway stations
Revisit our 2024 interview with the American actor’s French doubleur, Jean-Philippe Puymartin
Jobless fall costs jobs

More than 4,000 jobs could go at Pôle Emploi in three years due to the drop in unemployment. France had 6,255,800 doing no work at all in the first quarter, down 1% from the end of 2017. Unions, however, say the workload has not fallen as more people are doing part-time work but are not paid enough to come off benefits.