Aujourd'hui: What's happening in France on Friday
Welcome to the round-up of events, latest news and gossip in France today.
France has today been looking back five years to November 13th 2020, when a devastating series of terror attacks in Paris, including at the Bataclan concert hall, took 130 lives.
Memorials were scaled back because of the health crisis, but heartfelt.
Au Bataclan, Paris se souvient. #FluctuatNecMergitur #13novembre2015 pic.twitter.com/OjeMeSPKtn
— Paris (@Paris) November 13, 2020
Health crisis
Lockdown is continuing for at least another 15 days, France’s prime minister announced last night, while outlining the latest health data that sees a new Covid patient admitted to hospital every 30 seconds in France. One in four deaths in the country is now Covid-related.
But Castex also gave some indication on what will happen into December and over the Christmas period.
Police checks on lockdown rules are being stepped up across France, and they probably won't all be as cute as this scene below from Strasbourg.
If only all police checks in France were like this https://t.co/INsVJqxru3
— Ingri Bergo (@ingribergo) November 13, 2020
Schools
There was also an announcement for French schools, some of which will be allowed to move up to half of their teaching online.
This comes just a week after most of the 2021 baccalaureate exams were scrapped.
Gossip
We're not usually ones to spread tittle-tattle, but some sections of the French media are reporting that former president François Hollande has acquired himself another glamorous younger partner.
Not that I’m one to spread gossip, but Francois Hollande, 66, has reportedly replaced actress Julie with dancer Juliette, 33. When president he was famously caught on the back of motorbike visiting Julie when he was officially with Valerie, who wrote a venomous book about it all. https://t.co/qfTFZ8xe6T
— Rory Mulholland (@mulhollandrory) November 13, 2020
Product recall
If you're recently bought items in France containing sesame seeds, check the packet - there has been a major product recall of items containing sesame.
Moving to France
Teaching English is naturally a popular job for Anglophones in France, so we’re looking at how to get onto one of the teaching programmes that gives you a working visa.
We’ve also been speaking to a real estate agent about the likely hotspots for property in France in 2021 and the rising trend of people buying rural retreats to escape lockdown.
If you’re moving to the countryside and intending to work, however, one crucial thing to know is how the local phone and internet connections work - here’s a map of all the ‘dead zones’ in France.
Language
And our French word of the Day is one for dark, dodgy or just unexplained situations.
This is a new feature that we're trying out for our members, so let us know what you think - is it helpful? Is there anything you would like to see more/less of? Send your feedback to [email protected]
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France has today been looking back five years to November 13th 2020, when a devastating series of terror attacks in Paris, including at the Bataclan concert hall, took 130 lives.
Memorials were scaled back because of the health crisis, but heartfelt.
Au Bataclan, Paris se souvient. #FluctuatNecMergitur #13novembre2015 pic.twitter.com/OjeMeSPKtn
— Paris (@Paris) November 13, 2020
Health crisis
Lockdown is continuing for at least another 15 days, France’s prime minister announced last night, while outlining the latest health data that sees a new Covid patient admitted to hospital every 30 seconds in France. One in four deaths in the country is now Covid-related.
But Castex also gave some indication on what will happen into December and over the Christmas period.
Police checks on lockdown rules are being stepped up across France, and they probably won't all be as cute as this scene below from Strasbourg.
If only all police checks in France were like this https://t.co/INsVJqxru3
— Ingri Bergo (@ingribergo) November 13, 2020
Schools
There was also an announcement for French schools, some of which will be allowed to move up to half of their teaching online.
This comes just a week after most of the 2021 baccalaureate exams were scrapped.
Gossip
We're not usually ones to spread tittle-tattle, but some sections of the French media are reporting that former president François Hollande has acquired himself another glamorous younger partner.
Not that I’m one to spread gossip, but Francois Hollande, 66, has reportedly replaced actress Julie with dancer Juliette, 33. When president he was famously caught on the back of motorbike visiting Julie when he was officially with Valerie, who wrote a venomous book about it all. https://t.co/qfTFZ8xe6T
— Rory Mulholland (@mulhollandrory) November 13, 2020
Product recall
If you're recently bought items in France containing sesame seeds, check the packet - there has been a major product recall of items containing sesame.
Moving to France
Teaching English is naturally a popular job for Anglophones in France, so we’re looking at how to get onto one of the teaching programmes that gives you a working visa.
We’ve also been speaking to a real estate agent about the likely hotspots for property in France in 2021 and the rising trend of people buying rural retreats to escape lockdown.
If you’re moving to the countryside and intending to work, however, one crucial thing to know is how the local phone and internet connections work - here’s a map of all the ‘dead zones’ in France.
Language
And our French word of the Day is one for dark, dodgy or just unexplained situations.
This is a new feature that we're trying out for our members, so let us know what you think - is it helpful? Is there anything you would like to see more/less of? Send your feedback to [email protected]
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