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Forest fire warnings raised across southern France following heat and strong winds
Several Mediterranean departments on red-level alert at start of July
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French doctors warn over tap water pollution risk
Alert follows ongoing concerns about cadmium contamination
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Yellow-flowered aquatic plant common in French gardens is illegal to plant
Once established, it spreads rapidly in water systems, with even small fragments capable of forming new plants
Royal wine sales soar but not at vineyard
White Burgundy wine drunk at Prince Harry and Meghan’s wedding sold out within hours after fans discovered the couple chose Olivier Leflaive’s Les Sétilles Bourgogne Blanc from Puligny-Montrachet, Côte-d’Or.
UK merchant Lay & Wheeler sold its last 810 bottles of the 2016 chardonnay and said it could have sold four times that.
Olivier Leflaive said he was pleased they chose his wine but it had been a ‘moral recompense” rather than financial as vineyard sales had not risen.
