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‘Brown foam’ appears across beaches in south-east France amid record May heat
People reported unusual yellow-brown patches in the water during the Pentecost weekend heatwave
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Do not buy: French authorities warn of 52 dangerous items sold online
Recalls include children’s toys and electrical items such as hairdryers
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Heatwave: Eight French departments placed under orange alert
See the map of affected departments
‘No deal’ Brexit looms after May resigns
A bill to put the negotiated Brexit agreement into UK law and give MPs a vote on whether to hold a referendum has been shelved after Prime Minster Theresa May’s resignation.
Mrs May had said the choice was the deal, no deal or “revoke or a second referendum”.
Boris Johnson is the front-runner to replace her. He says the UK should leave on October 31, deal or no deal.
Christopher Chantrey of the British Community Committee of France said: “For our rights the best thing is remain, way below is the deal and way below again is no deal.
There’s a risk of a PM who will have our interests less at heart, and the clock is ticking
