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British veterans group in France needs help setting up breakfast clubs

The events let veterans and serving members of the British armed forces offer mutual support and make new friends

Proof of Covid isolation in France: Who needs it and how to get one

If you test positive or are a close contact and need to isolate but cannot work from home, you will need an ‘attestation’ for your employer. We explain

Recap: The seven key Covid rule changes that start in France today

The new measures – or changes to existing measures – begin as the Delta and Omicron variants continue to spread. Changes affect restaurants, children and positive and contact cases

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Why France is easing its Covid isolation and contact case rules

Reasons given include creating a balance between economics and health, promising data on Omicron and other countries’ lead

Covid France: 500,000 people set to spend Christmas in self-isolation

On average, more than 50,000 people are testing positive for Covid each day, all of whom should still be quarantining over Christmas

UK quarantine: what if only visiting for a few days?

Reader question: We have read about the obligatory 14-day self-isolation period in the UK which is to start on June 8. What happens about shorter trips? Can we still go if we're only staying for three days and then returning to France?

Truck drivers and UK-France quarantine

Are truck drivers also subject to the quarantine measures?

France lockdown: Can I see people in a support bubble?

People who live alone are not allowed to form support bubbles with other households in France. Other forms of support are available.

French Prime Minister positive for Covid with ‘slight symptoms’

The prime minister of Belgium and four other members of his cabinet, who met with Jean Castex before his test yesterday, are self-isolating as a precaution

Which countries are on France’s Covid travel green list right now?

We recap the travel rules in place for leaving and re-entering France, including the differences for people who are or are not fully vaccinated

Covid rules: When are you required to self-isolate in France?

We explain in what situations you need to quarantine, for how long, and what you risk if you do not comply plus the rules for vaccinated people who are flagged as contact cases

UK minister’s statement on France Covid quarantine and Réunion flawed

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab said decision partly based on Beta cases there and the ease of travel between the overseas region and mainland France - but strict rules are in place

15 leave French cave after 40-day experiment without light or clocks

The team spent more than a month in isolation as part of a wide-ranging study into human behaviour

Volunteers will live 40 days underground in Pyrenees cave

French scientists want to understand the effect of light and time deprivation on humans

Quarantine for travel to France? FAQs and latest info

As France prepares to impose voluntary quarantine measures on arrivals from the UK and elsewhere, we consider the current rules, which can vary depending on where you are travelling from.

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British veterans group in France needs help setting up breakfast clubs

Proof of Covid isolation in France: Who needs it and how to get one

Recap: The seven key Covid rule changes that start in France today

Why France is easing its Covid isolation and contact case rules

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Fines levied for failure to declare bank accounts held out of France

Covid France: 500,000 people set to spend Christmas in self-isolation

UK quarantine: what if only visiting for a few days?

Truck drivers and UK-France quarantine

France lockdown: Can I see people in a support bubble?

French Prime Minister positive for Covid with ‘slight symptoms’

Which countries are on France’s Covid travel green list right now?

Covid rules: When are you required to self-isolate in France?

UK minister’s statement on France Covid quarantine and Réunion flawed

15 leave French cave after 40-day experiment without light or clocks

Volunteers will live 40 days underground in Pyrenees cave

France Covid-19: Self-isolation recommended but not forced

Hotel rooms a Covid-19 isolation option in France

New Covid-19 cluster in Toulouse now 'under control'

Quarantine for travel to France? FAQs and latest info

U-turn: 14-day UK quarantine for arrivals from France

Simple astronauts' hack to cope in Covid-19 lockdown

Round-the-world sailor thrives on solitude

Charity aims to end problem of loneliness

Free solar radios are lifeline for homeless people