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Violent storms forecast for south-west France for Sunday afternoon
Eight departments placed on orange alert by Météo-France
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Drivers’ group warns over unsafe condition of French roads
40 Millions d’automobilistes calls on drivers to report potholes, cracked surfaces and collapsing verges via mobile app
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New direct ferry to link northern France and Ireland from June
Route between Cork and Boulogne-sur-Mer to run six times a week
28 breeding pairs of rare French tortoise stolen
Thieves have stolen 56 tortue d’Hermann tortoises - 28 breeding pairs - from a Corsica zoo but it is not known if they will be trafficked or freed.
With its black and yellow shell, it is France’s only land tortoise. It is now found only in Var and Corsica and is on the red list of vulnerable species.
