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Five departments on orange alert as heavy rain and floods continue in south of France
Conditions are expected to worsen through the afternoon
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‘I saw flames’: Air France plane makes emergency landing in Lyon after technical fault
Flight carrying 173 passengers to Ajaccio diverted to Lyon-Saint-Exupéry on Saturday
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Farmers’ protests ease but key motorway blockades hold firm in south-west France
Pressure on the government over its handling of cattle culls continues as Christmas nears despite a drop in protests
Bayeux Tapestry to head to the UK
A mission to maintain good relations despite Brexit
France is to lend the Bayeux Tapestry to the UK in a bid to reinforce links as Brexit starts.
The tapestry marks the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and will be loaned during renovation work at its museum but “not before 2020” the Elysée Palace said.
