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Flights grounded at Marseille airport due to nearby wildfire
Vehicle fire led to more than 30 hectares burning as strong winds caused blaze to spread
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Photos: snow returns to French Alps in July
Temperatures have dropped 5 - 10°C below seasonal norms in the east of the country
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Neighbour who complained about noisy cockerel in France ordered to pay €3,500
The complainant said the animal, which has since died, crowed too loudly and too often
France still No23 in corruption league
Score out of 180 in total
France has been rated No23 out of 180 in the world corruption ranking, keeping the same high place as last year. The UK rose to eighth place.
Transparency International, which rates countries from 0 (corrupt) to 100 (laudable) gave France a score of 70 but said the country only reacted against corruption when there was a scandal and its response was not usually satisfactory.