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Stena Line to end popular France-Ireland ferry crossing
Rival operators will continue to serve Cherbourg port as passenger numbers on route increase
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Red heatwave alerts continue as storms sweep across France
South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken in the south yesterday
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Air traffic controllers’ strike: Paris and south of France airports to face major disruption
Half of flights in Nice and Corsica, and a quarter in Paris are cancelled on July 3. Disruption is also expected on July 4 just before the French school holidays begin
Free Paris transport pass for over-65s
Change planned to be implemented in the summer
Low-income over-65s in Paris are to get a free Navigo travel pass for the city’s public transport as mayor Anne Hidalgo said they had been “forgotten†as most travel aid was directed at the young and those in work.
The move, aimed at improving people’s mobility so they leave their cars at home, comes into effect from June.
Around 200,000 Parisians earning less than €2,200 a month or €3,400 as a couple will benefit.