Chill hits fruit and veg growers, parliament turmoil and more

Le froid risque d'entraîner la hausse des prix... par BFMTV
A QUICK catch up with some of the news headlines from France, inlcuding the risk of increased prices for fruit and vegetables as the cold weather hits producers.

French trade deficit reaches record high for 2011
France has posted a record 69.6 billion euro trade deficit for 2011 although the trade gap for December alone showed a slight improvement at 4.99 billion euros, compared with 5.35 billion euros in the same month a year earlier.

French government walks out of parliament after 'Nazi' taunt
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and his ministers stormed out of parliament in protest on Tuesday after an opposition deputy accused the government of flirting with Nazi ideology.

France urged to clean up deadly waste from its nuclear tests in Polynesia
193 nuclear tests carried out on the Mururoa and Fangataufa atolls between 1966 and 1996 have left a dangerous legacy.

Cigarettes up 7.6% this year
The price of a pack of cigarettes will rise 7.6% on October 1.