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Storm with 100 km/h gales to hit Brittany and Normandy this week
Check for weather alerts and any ferry cancellations from Wednesday
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French rail strike: no disruption to TGVs but local Occitanie and Paris routes impacted
Unions are calling on workers to walk out as negotiations with management begin
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French farmer protests: renewed road blockades and demonstrations as Mercosur anger remains
Farmers from all unions are protesting, with new action including truck inspections at Le Havre port and on motorways
Director Spike Lee to head Cannes film festival jury
Film director Spike Lee is to be president of the jury at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Lee, a Grand Prix winner in 2018 for his acclaimed movie BlacKkKlansman, said he was “honoured to be the first person from the African diaspora” to be handed the role.
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