Dr Jean-Paul Broustet, of Haut Leveque Hospital in Pessac, southern France, made his claim in the UK medical journal, Heart.

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Solenne San Jose, from Pessac outside Bordeaux, was invoiced the sum - equivelant to nearly 6, 000 times France's annual economic output - by Bouygues Telecom.

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