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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
Sunk French and English warships may be found
Researchers may have found the wrecks of two 16th century French and English warships sunk in battle off Brest.
Cordelière and the Regent were joined by grappling hooks in 1512 when the French ship exploded, sinking the Regent, killing 1,500 on the two vessels.
Two anchors have been found but the teams from UBS and Ifremer have not recovered cannons to prove the find.
