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Airline boss tells travellers to arrive three hours before flights from France to the UK
The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) causes lengthy queues
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Water restrictions imposed across parts of France
Officials warn that conditions could worsen in the coming weeks
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France restricts free cadmium screening despite doctors’ warnings
Experts say criteria for patient inclusion is too narrow
20 million make difference
Volunteers help wherever they can
France has nearly 20 million volunteers doing their bit, working with animals, teaching French (or English) to asylum-seekers, keeping nature parks or taming bureaucracy.
One in three volunteers is a retired over-65 year old and most want to ‘be useful in society”.
Paris mairie has a website of volunteering one-off ‘missions’ at jemengage.paris.fr which has a vast range of volunteer posts across the city.
