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New day-trip ferry service starts from France to Jersey
Travellers can spend up to five hours on island before returning to mainland
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Tour de France 2025: will the route pass near you next week?
Both the men’s and women’s races will be held entirely in France this year
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Photos: have you visited Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye, France’s favourite village 2025?
This year’s village préféré des Français is home to a 1095 Gothic Abbey
France faces a long summer of drought
France is already preparing for the threat of drought this summer, with 11 departments taking water restriction measures in early May.

Part of the Indre was placed on the most severe “crisis/red†level.
It means water can only be used in authorised priority situations, including for reasons of health, civil order, or drinking and necessary hygiene.
Part of the Vienne is on the second most severe “high/orange alertâ€.
Nord, Deux-Sèvres, Charente-Maritime, Charente, Creuse, Rhône, Ain and Isère are on mid-level “alert/yellow†stage.
Pas-de-Calais, Oise, Cantal, Savoie, Drôme, and Gard are on the first alert level of “vigilance/greyâ€.
You can check how your department is affected at .