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France public transport fares should double, claims report to Transport Ministry
French passenger fares currently cover less than a fifth of the total service cost
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Processionary caterpillars return across France, warn local authorities
Insect has been seen two months earlier than usual in many areas
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EES: Why am I fingerprinted every time at Nice airport?
Phase-in period is continuing and technical improvements are still awaited
Panda is huge draw
The popularity of baby panda Yuan Meng is set to boost visitor numbers to Beauval Zoo to up to two million this year, from 1.45m in 2017. The zoo, in Loir-et-Cher, is already more popular that the area’s other main attraction, the Château de Chambord (920,000 visitors in 2017).
Tourist chiefs say the panda brings in visitors who go on to also visit sites like the château.
