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France: High Speed Rail Link Improved

The new line will enable France’s world-renowned high-speed trains to connect Paris with cities in Germany, France and Switzerland as well as the cities of Strasbourg, Nancy, Metz and Reims.

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Noisy Neighbours in France and Spain

Anyone considering moving to France or Spain to get away from noise, however, should pause for thought. More people in France and Spain than in the UK are fed up with their neighbours’ noise.

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France: Treating Termites in the Dordogne

Within two or three years, these creatures can destroy the structural backbone of a house to leave it fit only for demolition.

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Work in the UK, Live Somewhere Nicer

Increasing numbers of people are selling up in the UK and commuting from France, Spain and even from as far away as New Zealand. Justin Saunders, his wife and two daughters used to be crammed into a two-bedroom house in West Sussex. He commuted for three hours each day. They now have a five-bedroom house with pool.

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France Sleeping On The Job Again

The French Health Minister, Xavier Bertrand, has asked a very good question – why not nap at work? Unsurpisingly, the suggestion of work-place naps has not been greeted entirely sympathetically by the British press.

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