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‘Brown foam’ appears across beaches in south-east France amid record May heat
People reported unusual yellow-brown patches in the water during the Pentecost weekend heatwave
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Do not buy: French authorities warn of 52 dangerous items sold online
Recalls include children’s toys and electrical items such as hairdryers
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Heatwave: Eight French departments placed under orange alert
See the map of affected departments
No parking fee for scooters in Paris
Scooter riders and motor-cyclists will not have a to pay a fee to park in Paris after the city council rejected a proposal by a centre-right councillor.
He had called for €1.30/hour in the centre, €0.80 elsewhere, and €0.50/day for residents to end “anarchic” parking.
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