A British ex-pat curry addict who was missing his favourite spicy meal has arranged for a takeaway to be delivered to France.

Pilot James Emery, 31, who lives in the Bordeaux area, organised the long-distance delivery with Faz Ahmed, the manager of the Akash restaurant in Southsea, Hampshire.

A total of 89 meals, 70 side dishes, 75 portions of rice, 100 poppadoms and 10 servings of mango chutney were prepared and packed on to an aircraft for the one-off flight to Bordeaux.

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