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French long weekend forecast August 15–17: heatwave returns with highs of 42C
Current heatwave is now in its eighth day
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Foreign income leads to French citizenship refusal for retiree in south-west
New approach can penalise applicants whose income is primarily from overseas
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France begins phasing out copper phone lines
Many areas in south-west affected by transition to fibre optics
Linky meter fitting ‘should be halted’
Possible legal action to halt the rollout

A former environment minister and a group of 92 associations have called for the Linky smart electricity meter rollout to be halted over health fears.
Corinne Lepage, minister in 1995-97, threatened legal action to halt the rollout while the associations asked MPs to stop new installations.