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Speed camera in France vandalised for fifth time since 2024

The device in south-west France had just been repaired…again

Four suspected of spying for China in west France

Suspicions were raised after neighbours spotted and reported the installation of a two-metre-wide satellite dish

‘No time to react’: mini-tornado damages homes in Gironde, west France

Violent weather rips off roofs and uproots trees. Around 300 properties impacted

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Why I love where I live... in Bordeaux

Briton Tim Pike, 55, loves the dynamic city in south-west France, setting up a history blog, a band – and even a one-man show

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French woman given one-year sentence for hiring men to evict squatter

Homeowner from south-west found guilty by Bordeaux criminal court

Oldest English pub in Bordeaux bought by Franco-British couple

The Golden Apple now serves their locally brewed beers

Bordeaux's hidden stories revealed by hand-drawn maps

Architect Nicolas Coury captures Bordeaux's essence through a community-driven, memory-filled map.

Row over French mayor's one-way sign stopping people driving through his village

Small road connects three nearby communes whose access has been cut off by local decree

Record river levels, more evacuations: Latest on flooding in south-west France

Alerts are in place across five departments and residents in some areas are told to stay home

Cars submerged, 1,100 without power: Floods hit south-west France

Three departments are on alert for flooding on Easter Monday after weekend of heavy rain

Second runway at Bordeaux airport likely to be renovated not closed

Move may lead to backlash from local people who are unhappy due to the noise levels

Naturist village condemned by Bordeaux court for having too many people

Three residents of France’s largest naturist village say it is becoming too crowded

Drivers of SUVs to face higher parking fees in Bordeaux

The decision to penalise larger vehicles follows a similar but stronger measure in Paris

We took up sea-wading in France and found it great for health and making friends

Couple discover the benefits of wading since moving from the UK to the French coastal town of Soulac-sur-Mer

IMAGES: How €100m revamp is set to give Bordeaux airport a new look

Venue said to be ‘making efforts’ after years of low rankings based on Google reviews

Gironde department wants 1,000 km of new cycle paths by 2030

Authorities hope the lanes will encourage more young people to cycle to school

Work finally starts on new high-speed train line Bordeaux to Toulouse

The €14 billion project is part of plans to improve public transport services in the south-west

Man killed, another seriously hurt in knife attack along Bordeaux riverfront

The attack is thought to have been sparked by a row over the victims’ alcohol consumption, said a police source