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Coloured tattoos escape ban in France

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 11:34:00 +0100

Tattoo artists in France, who were up in arms about a government ban on certain dyes, say the health ministry has reassured them they will be able to keep using coloured ink, attributing the uproar to a misunderstanding of thousands of pages of regulations.

French tattoo artists fight coloured ink ban

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 15:34:00 +0100

French tattoo artists are set to address parliament on Wednesday, in opposition to a plan to outlaw coloured inks – the latest in a series of controversial health-driven crackdowns by the French government.

Tattoo artist squats on presidential website

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:57:20 +0200

If, as expected, President Sarkozy announces he plans to run for re-election in 2012, he will find that the obvious domain name, nicolassarkozy2012.fr, will not be available.

Woman kidnapped and tortured for ten days

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:44:00 +0200

Seven people have been detained by police after a 35-year-old woman was allegedly kidnapped and tortured during an ordeal lasting ten days.