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Eurostar threatens to suspend London-Paris services in 2025
The CEO said a ‘lack of communication’ about work in Amsterdam Centraal station could have major knock-on effects
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Investigation into French tap water shows potential issues
43% of samples in the study were found to contain PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
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Wine crisis: France looks to tear up 30,000 hectares of vines
It comes as younger people are drinking less wine
Cashpoints vanish as card use rises
The group Banque Populaire Caisse d’Epargne is cutting the number of cash machines in villages because of the falling number of withdrawals.
Rather than cash, the French are increasingly turning to bank cards which now make up more than half the payments in the country.
Contactless cards have accelerated this trend with 46m payments made in 2016 according to official figures.