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Stena Line to end popular France-Ireland ferry crossing
Rival operators will continue to serve Cherbourg port as passenger numbers on route increase
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Red heatwave alerts continue as storms sweep across France
South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken in the south yesterday
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Air traffic controllers’ strike: Paris and south of France airports to face major disruption
Half of flights in Nice and Corsica, and a quarter in Paris are cancelled on July 3. Disruption is also expected on July 4 just before the French school holidays begin
Call to save veg train
A fruit and veg train taking daily supplies from Perpignan to Rungis food market near Paris may be stopped due to low loads and delays.

The Train des Primeurs is the only one left of its kind and carries 1,400 tonnes of fresh produce. Unions want more investment to maintain it, saying the train takes 250 lorries off the roads.