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Radio France strike begins: TV network affected from next week
Workers are protesting at plans to combine the two entities and other cost-cutting measures
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Four departments put on orange heatwave alert
Hot weather warnings look set to increase over the coming days
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Tourism and leisure sectors in France commit to water saving measures
25 industry players will receive government funding to reduce consumption
Euro-MPs ban electric fishing
It is a common method to catch Dover sole
Euro-MPs voted to ban electric fishing, where electrical pulses are used to catch flat fish.
So-called pulse trawlers from the Netherlands used it, claiming environmental benefits as the seafloor was not dredged.