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La Voie Bleue: European Cycle Route of the Year is in France
700km bike path linking Luxembourg and Lyon has been crowned winner of the 2026 title
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Before and after: Garonne river floods in south-west France
Satellite images show extent of flooding from back-to-back storms in February
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Home insurance increases expected in France after floods
Compensation costs for the recent storms and flooding across the west and south-west is estimated to be in the billions of euros
Biocoop halts plastic water bottle sales
Leading organic food distributor and retailer Biocoop has halted the sale of still water in plastic bottles, for environmental reasons.
“Commercialising bottled water is too polluting, and goes against what the company stands for.” said Claude Gruffat, head of the cooperative. Stopping sales would cost stores 1 to 1.5% of their turnover, he said.
