I HAVE been caught out at the airport with too big a jar of Marmite, so the news that travel-sized jars are to be offered is sure to spread a smile across many faces. Marmite has said it will produce a 70g jar that can be carried in hand luggage,... Read more →
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Remember to check your plane for cat before flight
Two people flying an open-cockpit glider in French Guiana are surprised to find an extra passenger on the flight – a cat. The pilot and his passenger are oblivious to the cat until it starts meowing. After the pilot notices it, he makes a quick landing and safely removes the... Read more →
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How to draw… the Mona Lisa
Salvatore Rubbino gives us a tour through A Walk Through Paris, which has just won the Independent Bookshop Week children’s picture book award 2015 – including a lesson on how to draw the Mona Lisa herself. Read more →
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Airline group scraps plan to reduce size of carry-on luggage after backlash
A global airline association said Wednesday that it was scrapping its recommendation to reduce the size of carry-on bags for air travellers after an “intense” response in North America. The International Air Transportation Association (IATA), a Montreal-headquartered trade group whose members represent nearly 85% of total air traffic, said that... Read more →
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France in denial over alcohol abuse, says health minister
France must do more to tackle alcohol abuse and smoking, the country’s health minister has said. Marisol Touraine said France was renowned for its healthcare but needed to do more in terms of preventing diseases. She said there was a very French form of denial over the hazards of alcohol,... Read more →
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Take a step inside Paris, with Paul Ben-Itzak
Even when you have two balconies, offering opposing sixth-floor (worth the walk-up) views of the rooftops of Paris off the Boulevard Voltaire, and your own personal Lefty bookstore just down the street, you can still have days that just don't start off right, writes Paul Ben-Itzak. Trying to check my... Read more →
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French minister asks shops to stop selling Roundup weedkiller
French Environment and Energy Minister Segolene Royal has asked garden shops to stop over-the-counter sales of Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller as part of a wider fight against pesticides seen as potentially harmful to humans. "France must be offensive on stopping pesticides," Royal told France 3 television on Sunday. She did not... Read more →
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Airlines set to reduce size of carry on luggage
Passengers are set to be hit with new stricter controls on the size of carry-on bags under plans being drawn up by the industry trade body representing leading airlines. New guidelines have been drafted by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which acts for 260 major scheduled carriers, currently accounting... Read more →
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Belgium defies France as it mints €2.50 coin to mark Battle of Waterloo
Belgium has begun minting €2.50 coins marking the 200th anniversary of Napoleon’s defeat at Waterloo after France forced it to scrap a €2 coin with the same purpose. Paris objected to the new Belgian coin, commemorating the French emperor’s defeat by British and Prussian forces, earlier this year, saying it... Read more →
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Replica French ship arrives in Virginia to hero's welcome – again, 235 years later
Sails unfurled and greeted by a cheering crowd, the ship that brought the Marquis de Lafayette and bad news for Britain returned to America on Friday – or at least its three-masted twin did, arriving to a hero’s welcome in Virginia. A replica of the Hermione, the 18th-century frigate that... Read more →
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