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Severe rip current warning issued for south-west France beaches
Four departments of Nouvelle-Aquitaine under alert
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France’s new cold-calling law partly ruled unconstitutional
Court says provisions create risk of multiple penalties for the same offence
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Forest fire warnings raised across southern France following heat and strong winds
Several Mediterranean departments on red-level alert at start of July
Bypass must not harm flowers
Work on a bypass road has resumed after being forced to stop for three months due to the discovery of some rare purple flowers along the route.
Construction work for the Jargeau bypass must avoid the precise spot where the flowers grow but can continue, the prefect of the Loiret said. Corydalis solida (fumewort), above, is rare in the Centre Val de Loire region, so is designated a protected species there.
