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La Voie Bleue: European Cycle Route of the Year is in France
700km bike path linking Luxembourg and Lyon has been crowned winner of the 2026 title
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Before and after: Garonne river floods in south-west France
Satellite images show extent of flooding from back-to-back storms in February
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Home insurance increases expected in France after floods
Compensation costs for the recent storms and flooding across the west and south-west is estimated to be in the billions of euros
Researchers’ cheese can soothe colitis
Researches use bacteria to ease symptoms
A cheese has been created to help ease inflammation, colitis and irritable bowel syndrome.
Researchers at Inra in Rennes took propionic bacteria known both as anti-inflammatory and for making holes in cheese and got a Breton cheesemaker to use them in Emmental. Tests gave positive results and also helped chemotherapy induced pain.
