The square directly across from Monet’s house, as well as the adjacent street, has many little cafes and crêperies. […] If you’re looking for a light lunch, you’ll enjoy this little crêperie located in a square in the center of town.

By visible evidence, this Saturday morning is a comparatively placid one. Earlier in the week a young man had died after being stabbed in a flat, and from the overpass at Archway Road, darkly referred to as “suicide bridge,” another man had jumped to his death.

In every dark corner, fat black bin bags were bent double, throwing up gutfuls of old clothes.

Attractive packaging can turn buyers on to a product.