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Sabotage on rail lines in France: many TGVs to south-east cancelled
Separate fires on high-speed line near Lyon has crippled services
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Britons ordered to leave France over bad first year of work lose court appeal
Order was upheld despite their Dordogne gîte business now doing better. They say they have ‘absolutely nothing to go back to in the UK’.
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Carpenter who helped rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral allowed to marry there
Special permission was granted as private weddings are not normally permitted at the Paris landmark
Paris boat travel saving
Commuters in Paris can enjoy a special deal to travel around the capital by boat.
Anyone buying an annual Navigo pass to use the nine-stop Batobus will pay just just €40 instead of the usual €60.
The deal was announced by Valérie Pécresse, president of the Paris Ile-de-France region. She also presides over STIF, the region’s transport syndicate, whom she has asked to do a river transport feasibility study.
