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The meat-cutters called Neanderthal man A The Somme has given up one of its greatest secrets: the existence of Neanderthal man in north-west Europe during a freak warm period that occurred between two ice ages. At Caours, near Abbeville, not far from the mouth of the Somme, archaeologists discovered evidence of where our forerunners had cut up animals as large as the rhinoceros and the elephant. Find out more >>

Jean-Jacques’s big brother The renowned philosopher, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, had an almost unknown brother, François, seven years his senior. François suffered more than Jean-Jacques from the effects of an unstable family life.. Find out more >>

How long have you been Joan of Arc? Joan of Arc’s sword, according to legend, was originally found in the Chapelle de Ste-Catherine-de-Fierbois by some soldiers sent to find it by Joan herself  Find out more >>

Luc’s last movie In an interview for Radio Télévision Luxembourg, the French film director Luc Besson announced that his tenth film, Arthur et les Minimoys, would be his last. Instead, he intends to devote his energies to creating an artistic academy in Paris for under-privileged children from its poorest suburbs. Find out more >>

Friendly rivalry Never a dull moment at Ryanair, which has suspended three of its UK routes to France until 2007 due to disappointing advance bookings. The routes affected are Luton to Brest, Nottingham to Nîmes and Stansted to Deauville.. Find out more >>

Kicking up a stink Global warning may be exaggerated but could have contributed to an increase in activity by a bug prevalent if not peculiar to France, that produces an unpleasant smell to discourage its predators. Find out more >>

L’Entente not very Cordiale The IQ2 London-Paris Festival, held jointly at the Royal Geographical Society and the Institut Francais on 6-8 October, has been billed as an opportunity to reflect on why, basically, the French and the British do not get on. Find out more >>

French unions 0, British Airways 1 The London to Paris air route is under severe economic pressure because of the number of carriers offering competing services and the inroads on the volume of air passengers made by the rail alternative, Eurostar.  Find out more >>

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