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Commune near Nice closes its beaches despite heatwave
Bathers disappointed after Saint-Laurent-du-Var closes five of its main beaches over pollution fears
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Pope will hold public mass in Paris during France visit
Leo XIV to celebrate mass at Place de la Concorde and Champs Elysées in September
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SNCF allows free ticket changes and cancellations amid heatwave
Measures apply to passengers travelling on TGV INOUI and OUIGO services
Mercury fillings are banned from July
Europe-wide ban arrives in France
Mercury fillings will be banned for some patients, including under-15s and pregnant or breast-feeding women, from July and replaced by resin or glass ceramic.
The Europe-wide ban comes into force in France then and follows US research showing that people with eight or more fillings had blood/mercury levels 150% higher than normal.
