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Incidentally, Île d'Oléron is a lovely place for a holiday and now you can be sure that if you book an Airbnb, they will be passing on your tourist taxes to the local authorities to spend on island facilities

3 French islands to visit this summerPopular with French tourists but perhaps less well known to international visitors are the western islands of France - here's a look at three islands that you should add to your holiday list.www.thelocal.fr

Gazpacho and watermelon are your new best friends. Those Spanish know some stuff!

Rethinking my opposition to the death penalty right now . .

Real time information via the Feux de Forêt app, which I s advise anyone visiting France this summer to download

Feux de Forêt - Apps on Google PlayDefense of forests and populations against firesplay.google.com

Not sure who is the French national cricket coach?

Very good

All players should be allowed one headbutt per tournament, but only a righteous one - did your mother ever consider becoming a referee?

Yeah, that is strangely beautiful in a horrifying way

Fun fact - Zinedine Zidane is France's second consecutive 'double initials' coach, following Didier Deschamps

You would take your life in your hands to swim in the Seine before Anne Hidalgo's big clean up! It's a more inviting colour now

More on the Sylt punk takeover, which is now underway for the fifth year in a row

Punks take over posh German island to take on the far rightLeftist and anarchist punk rockers from across Germany are congregating on the summer vacation destination of Sylt for the third year in a row. Here's what they are protesting.www.thelocal.de

That was my first reaction too. 36 hours ago!

How scary. Stay safe!

Congratulations! Judges were entirely correct

How strange, I can't replicate that. Are you OK to either DM me or email (address in bio) the email address you use for your subscription? I'll ask the tech team to check your account

Top right corner, I mean!

Er, that sounds weird. Login should be either a pop-up or, via the homepage, in the top left corner. What browser are you using?

Isn't it just?! I guess that's what happens when you can afford to keep throwing money at lawyers for endless legal challenges

Congratulations! Fabulous hat . .

Last year I lost my wallet in London (fortunately passport wasn't in it) so travelled back to France without a CdS. I just showed them a photo of the card and explained what happened and they seemed fine with that at Eurostar St Pancras