4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1000+ words) France’s ongoing drought crisis continues to disrupt daily life, as 64,000 people remain without access to tap water. This is the number of people “who still need to be supplied by tanker trucks or bottled water for drinking, cooking, and washing,…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (706+ words) Residents in around 400 French towns and cities are planning to take to the streets for a national day of demonstrations calling for action on climate change. The mobilisation, set to take place on September 26, is organised by the Mouvement du…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (600+ words) Calvados has become home to France’s first road built using crushed scallop shells, in a project aimed at reducing the amount of carbon-intensive cement used in road construction. The 2km experimental road, completed in June, uses a fine powder made from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) The success of a floating litter barrier in Toulouse could spawn similar initiatives internationally to stop pollution in rivers reaching the sea. The barrier was installed on the river Garonne at Blagnac, a suburb of Toulouse, in September last year…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (761+ words) CEO makes pledge as government promises to extend aid TotalEnergies will keep its cap on petrol and diesel prices at its French forecourts for as long as the conflict in the Middle East continues, the company's chief executive has confirmed,…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (904+ words) Around one million tonnes of rubbish is illegally dumped in France each year, prompting a growing number of councils to install mobile cameras designed to catch and identify offenders. More than 200 local authorities in France are now using technology made…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (602+ words) Foxes, stone martens and crows are among the animals that can be hunted, trapped or otherwise killed in France, after the government published its latest list of so-called nuisance species. The list, known as the ESOD (espèces susceptibles d'occasionner des…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (766+ words) A new salvo of storms will sweep across France today, bringing intense rain and hail to western and central regions. Storms will move in from the Atlantic coast this afternoon, quickly sweeping down the Loire Valley into western-central France. Conditions…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (683+ words) Courts in Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, Morbihan, Orne, Eure-et-Loir, Aisne and Indre-et-Loire have blocked efforts to hunt the animals this summer Courts in several parts of France have suspended measures allowing badger hunting this summer, with judges saying that local authorities have…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (918+ words) How to respond if you find Asian hornets nearby Reader question: I’ve started seeing more Asian hornets in my garden in August. Should I put out traps now, or will they do more harm than good? Even though Asian hornet…...