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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 to ban petrol cars by 2030
Paris plans to ban all petrol cars by 2030
Paris has previously announced plans to ban diesel cars by 2024 but a committee this week decided to take the city's climate plan to a new level, Christophe Najdovski, the deputy mayor of Paris responsible for transport policy told France Info.
The decision was made because "time is running out", Mr Najdovski said. "This is about planning for the long term with a strategy that will reduce greenhouse gases."
There have been enormous advances in electric vehicles recently and transport is being revolutionised by technology, he said.
The decision is made easier for Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo by the fact that over 60% of Parisians do not own a car.
Paris has committed under the COP 21 climate change plan to be carbon-neutral and to use 100% renewable energy by 2050.
Environment Minister Nicolas Hulot revealed plans last month to cut the number of polluting vehicles on French roads. This followed an announcement in July that France aims to end the sale of petrol or diesel cars from 2040.
