Life in France

The French government has resumed its deportation of illegal Afghan migrants, flying a second group of nine men back to Kabul in early December. But the high-profile operation hides the reality of a far ...

France's public debt has risen to a new high of 76% of economic output after additional state spending during the downturn, figures have shown.

A new carbon tax that was supposed to go into effect in France at New Year has been struck down, delivering a blow to President Nicolas Sarkozy.

France is the biggest oyster producer in Europe and the fourth biggest in the world. But for how much longer? An unidentified disease is decimating stocks, leaving the industry reeling. Scientists are now developing a new technique to genetically select oysters that are more resistant.

It would seem an impossible goal — to get famously finicky French eaters to embrace the basics of British cuisine, from cheddar cheese, to fish and chips, to the humble beans on toast. But Anglo-Saxon expats have proved the contrary, serving up their native fare to local acclaim.

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Organic is all the rage across France — even in its prisons, where one community of inmates is now raising its own pesticide-free produce and putting it up for sale.