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Des Étoiles et des Femmes: preparing for a career in cookery with social supportThe French programme combines a qualification, a work placement and individual support. The example of Nice also shows why dates, admission and funding need to be checked locally.
Construction in France: artisan activity declines, cash flow remains under pressureArtisan activity fell by 1% year on year in the third quarter of 2026, according to CAPEB. Insee’s October survey also sheds light on the sector’s difficulties, using a different scope.
Charles Dubouloz: changing tack after major solo climbsWith Une flamme en hiver, written with Benjamin Steen, the mountaineer looks back on a trilogy spanning the Alps and the Pyrenees. His career raises another sporting question: when should you decide to change disciplines?
Hôtel Paris: Théodore Eristavi tells a story of exile between two worldsShortlisted for the second round of the La Renaissance Française prize, Théodore Eristavi’s novel revisits a departure from Georgia and a childhood in Montmartre.
Stigmata: Margaux Cassan seeks the sacred in the bodyIn this essay, published on 2 September, a piercing opens an inquiry into bodily marks and mystical experience. A concrete way into a philosophical question.
European sturgeon: what its disappearance from the Rhône tells us about migratory fishAcipenser sturio has been absent from the Rhône basin since the 1970s. Its life cycle between the sea, estuary and river explains why its conservation goes beyond protecting a single location.
Nostalgia: preferring 1975 does not prove life was betterA poll about the era in which people would like to have been born and the memory of an experience are not telling the same story. Here’s how to tell them apart.
Salima Bouayad Agha: preparing to swim the Channel with a purposeAt 67, the swimmer covered the distance from Dover to Sangatte on 3 October. Her accounts shed light on preparing for open-water swimming and her commitment to France Parkinson.
European durability label: what an appliance is really guaranteed to doSince September 2026, a European label has highlighted certain commercial guarantees of more than two years. How does it differ from the legal guarantee and France’s durability index?
In Strasbourg, Sikle connects food waste to the soil through bicycle collectionComposting near market gardeners and gardens sets the Sikle project apart. This route must be distinguished from the public collection and anaerobic digestion scheme.
Rue Joseph-Junck: two violent robberies reported on the night of 26 to 27 OctoberA phone and two bags were stolen in two separate incidents. The police have opened investigations; their statement establishes no link between the cases.
A6: three people hospitalised after collision involving seven vehiclesThe accident happened on 26 October at the end of a traffic jam. The investigation is ongoing; one driver was given a provisional driving ban.