April Fools’ Day ‘à la française’: Are the French funny?

Happy “April Fish” Day! To mark “Poisson d’Avril” – the French version of April Fools’ Day – we take a look at the origins of the tradition, whether it’s fading in the age of AI and fake news, and whether the French are especially funny – or simply ke…

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Everest mountain guides ‘secretly poisoned climbers to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of £15m insurance scam’

EVEREST mountain guides have been accused of secretly poisoning climbers to trigger costly helicopter rescues as part of a multi-million pound insurance scam. The con reportedly works by getting climbers to stage a fake medical emergency. A helicopter …

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