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Brexit: France delays relaunch of residency permit website for British citizens
The French government has announced that the relaunch of a website to allow Brits to apply for a post-Brexit residency permit will now be delayed because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The website was originally intended to go live again on July 1st.
Expats and French unite against wind farms
A plan to place towering wind turbines throughout a picturesque part of the French countryside has united both expats and French in opposition, who claim the beauty of the area will be lost and tourists will stay away.
Coq-walking Paris artist: 'I'm totally normal'
South African artist Steven Cohen caused a stir near the Eiffel Tower when he performed with a rooster tied to his penis by a ribbon. Here he tells The Local about the pain of being an expat in France, the symbolism of the coq, and why he’s actually "totally normal".
Diet guru Dukan banned over 'deadly' pill
French diet king Pierre Dukan has been given a ban and heavily criticized by France’s medical board for prescribing weight-loss pill Mediator, which has been linked to hundreds of deaths, to his patients and then lying about it, it emerged this week.
Footballer Makelele cleared of assaulting ex
Former Real Madrid and Chelsea star Claude Makelele was cleared by a French court on Thursday of assaulting his British ex-girlfriend.