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Hollande appeals for end to rail strike

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French president calls on unions to be aware 'of everyone’s interests' and end a strike that has crippled rail services since Tuesday evening.

Paris 'Only Girls' garage offers women a tune-up with a manicure

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Female staff at Only Girls cater for women who complain of being sold short and charged long by male mechanics in traditional garages.

Famous French Pyrenees bear Balou found dead

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Officials say the 11 year-old animal, whose 'godparents' were actors Gérard Depardieu and Fanny Ardant, 'probably' died from a fall.

'Poison doctor' trial reopens France's euthanasia debate

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The trial of a doctor accused of fatally poisoning seven patients close to death will judge whether his actions were palliative care or homicide.

French rail and taxi strikes set to cause travel chaos

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The train strike, starting late Tuesday in protest at a reform of railways structure, coincides with that of taxi drivers against minicab services.

French wine producers fear introduction of stricter health warning labels

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Wine trade anticipates a crackdown on alcohol consumption in France among measures in a public health bill to be unveiled next week.

Father-daughter row splitting open France's far-right Front National party

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FN founder and honorary president Jean-Marie Le Pen slams his daughter's leadership of the party after she criticised his recent anti-Semitic jibes.

Paris bridge rail collapses under weight of love

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The Pont des Arts was evacuated after part of its iron railings were torn of by the weight of 'love locks' attached along the length of the bridge.

Violent storms cross France

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A second weather alert in 24 hours was issued Monday for a large swathe of France after rain and hail storms caused havoc overnight Sunday.

France's Marine Le Pen rebukes father in new anti-Semitism row

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Leader of far-right Front National says her father's remark linking a Jewish singer to concentration camp gas ovens was a 'political mistake'.