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British retiree cycles entire Tour de France route for charity
Dyll Davies, 66, rode 6,400km over 41 days
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18 French departments launch service to help elderly with administrative procedures
‘Help desks’ will be set up in public establishments such as town halls and post offices
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Graphic: One in five French workers employed in state sector
There are nearly six million workers in the ‘fonction publique’ in France, covering several areas
Record fraud at CAF

A total of €291million in fraud was detected by the family allowance body Caisse des Allocations Familiales in 2017, relating to 45,100 cases, three times as many as in 2012. The national director says it is due to progress in detection with 35m checks carried out.