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Macron bombarded with texts after mobile number leaked online

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 18:57:23 +0200

French president Emmanuel Macron was inundated with text messages, many of them unflattering, after his mobile phone number was published online.

France gives workers 'right to disconnect' from work email

Sat, 31 Dec 2016 08:17:19 +0100

French companies will be required to guarantee a "right to disconnect" to their employees from Sunday as the country seeks to tackle the modern-day scourge of compulsive out-of-hours email checking.

Soon you can be free of annoying cold calls in France

Wed, 04 May 2016 12:43:59 +0200

If you're sick of getting nuisance cold calls in France, you'll soon be able to put a block on them.

EU roaming charges more than halved

Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200

Using your mobile phone outside of Italy just got cheaper, with charges for internet use more than halved, as the EU capped roaming charges from Tuesday.

'Mobiles pose cancer risk to professionals'

Tue, 13 May 2014 12:59:00 +0200

A new study from French researchers has found people who make over 15 hours worth of mobile phone calls per month for a long period of time are exposed to an elevated risk of developing certain types of brain cancer. Professionals are especially in danger.

French crook swindles pensioners from prison

Thu, 06 Feb 2014 15:20:00 +0100

Being locked up in a prison cell proved to be only a minor inconvenience for one French crook, who somehow managed to continue his life of crime despite being behind bars.

Plumber swamped after band sings his number

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:12:00 +0200

A plumber from Evreux, between Paris and Rouen, has been harassed by fans of French band Tyro since his number was accidentally quoted in their new album.

Smartphones help world's winemakers foil fraudsters

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:44:00 +0200

For Charles Pillitteri, the fight against fraudsters began when he discovered fake bottles of his Canadian ice wine in Taiwan in 1998.