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English-speaking community in southern France helps neighbours impacted by wildfires
Residents in the Pyrénées-Orientales lost their homes, pets, and personal belongings
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Graphic: what is included in France’s 2027 budget
Several major changes to pensions, taxes, and spending as government seeks to reduce debt
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Protests at a third of lycées in France, blockades now at ten universities
More than 2,500 arrests have been made and hundreds injured
Algae blamed for Breton crab invasion
Green algae that has been blamed for fouling the Breton coastline in recent years has also been blamed for the giant influx of spider crabs washed ashore near Saint-Brieuc, Côtes-d’Armor.
Brest marine scientist Frédéric Jean says green algae that grew in the strong sun took oxygen out of the water at night and suffocated the crabs.
