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French local elections: gains for far-right and left parties in first round
Main points of vote which comes just over a year before national election
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EU Entry-Exit System flags 4,000 Schengen overstayers
The biometric border system checks compliance with the 90/180-day rule. It began in October and is set to be fully operational from April 10
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Leclerc supermarkets in France fail to reduce fuel prices by 30c as pledged
CEO acknowledges the promised cut is not going ahead
Paris tests anti-heat and anti-noise roads
Paris is the first city in France to test a special road surface aimed at reducing noise and heat
Rue de Courcelles, rue Lecourbe and rue Frémicourt in the 8th and 15th arrondissements have been fitted with 200-metre sections which can reduce temperature by two degrees and cut noise by half.
The move follows on from France’s Plan Climat of 500 measures to reach carbon-neutrality by 2050.
