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A French infantry helmet from World War I offered better protection from blasts than the modern US Army helmet, new experiment shows A group of engineering researchers at Duke tested four military helmets They compared the current US standard helmet to three World War I helmets They found the French WWI helmet, called Adrian, outperformed … Read more
A French photographer who flew into New York to take his girlfriend on a surprise Valentine’s date is recovering in the hospital after having his throat slit in Harlem. Gabriel Bascou, 28, was slashed in a random attack in the street as he left an IHOP with his 23-year-old girlfriend Manon Duma on Friday. Gruesome … Read more
Coronavirus fears have gripped the school attended by ‘super-spreader’ Steve Walsh’s children, with two members of staff told to self-isolate amid fears they may have caught the deadly virus. Cottesmore St Mary’s Catholic Primary School’s headteacher today wrote to parents telling them two people from the school had come into contact with a coronavirus patient. … Read more
With two mobile phone-obsessed daughters, the biggest factor when choosing a holiday seems to be: how photogenic will the destination be for Instagram? Depressing, but, as modern parlance goes, I had best ‘get over it’. So where better for a family break than Ile de Re, the island off the western coast of France famed … Read more
From Brittany in the north to the Spanish border in the south, there are miles of charming spots to discover on the Atlantic coast in France. The sea may be rough, but there are plenty of sheltered coves and bays to avoid the swells. We’ve trawled from top to bottom to find ten of the … Read more
They said this French ski resort could never work… but 60 years later La Rosière is thriving (and the pistes never get crowded!) During the Sixties La Rosière’s first ski-lift, called the Poletta drag, opened Since then, the French resort town on the Italian border has continued to grow And with a 1,900-room Club Med … Read more
French bakery chain Paul has started stockpiling food from France ahead of potential no deal Brexit By Sarah Bridge for The Mail on Sunday Published: 09:21 BST, 25 August 2019 | Updated: 09:21 BST, 25 August 2019 French bakery chain Paul has started stockpiling food from France in case Britain exits the European Union without … Read more
Margaux is explaining how babies drink champagne before they drink milk. ‘Really,’ she assures me, ‘it’s a tradition that goes back generations. A family member puts a drop or two on to the baby’s lips after it is born.’ Margaux, 25, was born and grew up in Reims, in the heart of the French Champagne region. … Read more