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Photos: Paris exhibition explores what people do alone at home
Behind the curtain: L’Intime Expo takes a fascinating look at people's private lives
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Photo: what is the strange ‘hair ice’ phenomenon seen in France recently?
Extremely rare formation is occurring in eastern woodlands
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Macron confirms what he wants to say to Trump when he visits US next week
Ukraine, EU and US relations and geopolitical situation are unsurprisingly key topics
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HERE'S A PEEK AT SOME OF THE STORIES IN OUR SEPTEMBER EDITION...
- FRESH TWIST ON FRENCH FOOD: Alexis Gabriel Aïnouz's new recipes
- Backlog of maintenance on main roads is reaching alarming proportion, a government-commissioned report reveals
- Fines start this September for street sexual harassment
- Victims of solar panel scam do not have to repay the bank that loaned money for the work
- Continuing carte de séjour confusion
- Healthcare, poverty, unemployment, retirement - key areas of reform facing the government this rentrée
Practical / Money
- Seven pension issues which could affect Britons living in France
- Employing a nanny and the new 'at source' taxation
- The papers needed to bring a car into France and to re-register it
- How does a newcomer obtain a social security number for a carte vitale?
- What is the law on garden bonfires and does it vary by department?
- We are selling a firm that must be run by English-speakers. How can we reassure buyers re: Brexit?
- Make sense of...French higher education and the new selective entrance
- Property watch: Languedoc
- How do I minimise damage to our modem and telephone lines during storms?
- France names, shames and fines firms for late-payment of bills
- Education: The role of the school nurse and doctor
Features and Interviews
- INTERVIEW: Photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand
- Visit Paris sites where intellectual giants met, drank, fell in love - and created
- Lourdes, a sacred spot where spiritual solace meets commerce
- Trending: Naked ambition - why naturism is on the rise
- BIG PICTURE: Ryder Cup time - a history of golf in France
- Faux fromage - Is vegetarian cheese taking off?
- HISTORY: Seductress and spy Mata Hari in Paris
- En saison: What to eat in September, from red mullet to plums
- INTERIORS: The legacy of design icon Henri Samuel
- Village in the sea: Mont St-Michel’s rich history
- Hello, sailor: The story of the Breton shirt
- Sniffing out a career: What does an oenologue do?
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