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Stena Line to end popular France-Ireland ferry crossing
Rival operators will continue to serve Cherbourg port as passenger numbers on route increase
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Red heatwave alerts continue as storms sweep across France
South-west and Brittany are the only areas likely to avoid storms this evening after several temperature records were broken in the south yesterday
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Air traffic controllers’ strike: Paris and south of France airports to face major disruption
Half of flights in Nice and Corsica, and a quarter in Paris are cancelled on July 3. Disruption is also expected on July 4 just before the French school holidays begin
France's road toll falls 15.5% with 46 fewer deaths
Road deaths fell 15.5% in August with 251 people killed against the 297 in August 2017.

August saw the toll fall for the fourth month: -8.4% in May, -9.3% June and -5.5% in July when the 80kph limit started. However, 24 cyclists died, the worst toll in five years.