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French rail strike June 10: how to find out about affected services
Action may impact TER, TGV, Intercités, Transilien and RER trains
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France’s D-Day events and commemorations 2026
Celebrations include official remembrance ceremonies, historic exhibitions and 1940s-themed dances
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Pyrénées Orientales residents to cast vote on name change
Three options are being submitted although a popular fourth has been controversially removed
Extension plan for Nice airport terminal
A plan to extend Nice airport’s Terminal 2 by 35% to receive an extra four million passengers a year is “coherent”, the government has said.
Airport bosses want to receive 18 million visitors by 2022, up from 14 million now, by adding an extra 25,000m2 , including a new check-in hall and six new departure gates.
Campaigners say the plan is bad for the environment, especially as most passengers are dropped off by car. A public inquiry has been held in advance of a final decision.
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