10 years for deathly drunken row
A school kitchen worker has been sentenced to ten years behind bars after being found guilty of the manslaughter of her husband during a drunken domestic dispute. The woman hit her partner repeatedly over the head with a wine bottle during what witnesses say was one of many alcohol-fuelled arguments.
Avalanche alert in Alps
The Alps has been put on orange alert after of a series of snowstorms yesterday evening left tourists stranded and roads cut off. Météo France has forecast “a very high” avalanche risk for the rest of the day and warns skiers and climbers to take care.
Leading French bank cuts 880 jobs
One of France’s largest banks, Société générale, has announced that it will cut 1,500 jobs globally in 2012. French workers will bear the brunt of the cutbacks, with a crippling 880 job losses across the country.

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