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Dordogne court expected to reintroduce door-to-door rubbish collections
The decision could set a precedent for up to two million people in many areas of France
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Row after people in France told to save energy by washing clothes less
The advice to ‘wear the same T-shirt for four or five days’ did not wash well with everyone
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Major traffic restrictions to be implemented in Lyon from June
It will become the fifth French city to implement a limited traffic zone. We review which vehicles will be exempt from rules
French law seeks to ban police check alerts
Online mapping apps such as Waze and Coyote may be banned from alerting drivers to police operations, including checks for drink driving, terrorism or kidnapping.

Allowing temporary bans covering set geographic areas may be included in a forthcoming law. It is not expected to include checks on speed.