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Picnic in Paris? Chance to join huge meal on Champs-Elysees
The event could even be record-breaking. You can now apply for your chance to take part
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Blades of Paris Moulin Rouge cabaret club mysteriously fall off
It was not a windy night and the blades are checked regularly, say managers
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A13 French motorway near Paris closed until at least May 1
Further tests must be carried out before repairs can begin. Traffic jams reached 400km long around Paris on Monday
French flats warmed by passing Metro trains
Tenants of a social housing building in Paris are saving on their heating bills as it has been adapted to be warmed by passing trains on the Metro.
Around 20 flats in a building on rue Beaubourg in the 4th arrondissement have seen their heating bills drop by about €70 a year after a heat pump was installed to capture and filter hot air generated by trains on the underground network.
The scheme is being rolled out to other buildings along the Metro’s Ligne 11.
