It was a glorious sunny morning on Sunday when Michael Schumacherleft his chalet in the exclusive Alpine resort of Méribel to go skiing with his 14-year-old son. Continue reading…
Monthly Archives: December 2013
Michael Schumacher in critical state after injuring head in skiing accident
Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is fighting for his life in hospital after sustaining serious head injuries in an off-piste skiing accident at a resort in the French Alps on Sunday morning. Continue reading…
French comedian at centre of Nicolas Anelka row faces ban
Authorities in French cities are considering a ban on a one-man show by the controversial French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala – generally known simply as Dieudonné – whose provocative downward version of a Nazi salute was performed during an English Premier League football match by his friend Nicolas Anelka. Continue reading
Vive le black market! One in three French have undeclared income
When Katell, a French estate agent, had a false ceiling constructed in her house in the
Breton town of Quimper, she paid cash for the week’s work. And when Catherine, a
teacher, had to spend €400 on her La Rochelle apartment, she paid cash.
They were not alone. A potent combination of rising unemployment and VAT rates has
given a huge boost to France’s black economy. Continue reading…
NaNoWriMo: a novel approach
I’d been mulling the idea of a novel set in the marshes of Blakeney Point ever since finding out that an independent publisher was interested in Norfolk Gothic fiction. Continue reading…
Anne Penketh 