François Hollande’s unpopular tax changes that imposed a 75% rate on earnings above €1m (£780,000) will quietly disappear into the history books from Thursday. Continue reading…
Author Archives: Anne Penketh
Paris plans New Year’s Eve spectacle to rival Sydney and New York
Every New Year’s Eve at midnight, the glitter ball drops in New York’s Times Square and fireworks explode over the Thames in London and the Sydney Opera House. But in Paris – nothing.
That will change this year, when the French party poopers will at last join the global midnight countdown. Continue reading…
Stranded British tourists rescued after snowstorm in French Alps
Hundreds of British holidaymakers have finally reached the ski slopes or returned home after a weekend during which they were trapped in the French Alps by a snowstorm and icy roads that snarled traffic across the region. Continue reading…
Pearls before brine: French oyster-lover sees double in Christmas discovery
Few French people downing their festive serving of oysters would expect to find a pearl inside the shell. But one market stallholder was confronted with not one but two. Continue reading…
Michael Schumacher able to recognise his wife and children, says friend
Former Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher is able to recognise his wife and two children, a year after he sustained severe head injuries in a skiing accident, a friend has said. Continue reading…
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