The Pigeon Express
Climate activists in southern France have filled golf course holes with cement to protest against the exemption of golf greens from water bans amid the country’s severe drought. The group targeted sites near the city of Toulouse, calling golf the “leisure industry of the most privileged”. The exemption of golf greens has sparked controversy as […]
More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a “monster” wildfire in the south-western France that has already destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares of forest, officials say. The raging blaze near the city of Bordeaux has gutted a number of homes and forced 10,000 residents to flee. “It’s an ogre, it’s a monster,” firefighter representative Gregory Allione said. […]
A beluga whale who became stranded in France’s Seine river has died during a last-ditch attempt to save the animal. The announcement was made by officials in the north-western France, where the four-metre mammal had been transported in a refrigerated truck after being lifted from the water. Rescuers had planned to release the 800kg whale […]
French officials desperately trying to rescue a beluga whale trapped in the River Seine have come up with a new strategy, a vitamin cocktail. According to reports rescuers hope it will help the lost whale regain its appetite and the energy needed to return to sea. The visibly malnourished mammal was first spotted in the […]
France plans to charm visitors from around the world with everything that Paris has to offer during the 2024 Summer Olympics. The latest, yet less glamorous addition to its Olympic arsenal is a laser weapon system that will shoot drones down from the sky. The French Ministry of the Armed Forces announced in June that […]
A French mayor says conditions on Mont Blanc are now so dangerous that climbers should pay a €15,000 deposit to cover rescue and possible funeral costs. Jean-Marc Peillex is mayor of Saint-Gervais, a village at the foot of Western Europe’s highest mountain, whose summit is at 4,807m (15,774ft). Those who ignored warnings and took the […]
The French government has set up a crisis team to tackle a historic drought that has left more than 100 municipalities short of drinking water. Trucks are taking water to those areas, as “there is nothing left in the pipes”, Minister for Ecological Transition Christophe Béchu said. The prime minister’s office said it was France’s […]
A 62-year-old French man survived for 16 hours at sea by using an air bubble inside his boat after it capsized. The 12-metre vessel, which had set sail from Portugal’s capital Lisbon, sent out a distress signal late on Monday evening from the Atlantic Ocean. Spanish coastguards found the upturned boat, but the sea was […]
A McDonald’s customer felt disgusted after biting into her burger and finding a lizard in it. This lady, currently known as Pamela, which is not her real name, has sued McDonald’s for this offence, The Mirror has reported. Pamela was trying out a burger at McDonald’s outlet in Saint-Witz with her friend Christelle. After taking […]
A huge crash during Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday left one rider needing hospital treatment. With 50km left of the longest stage of the race, an incident on a straight bit of road between Bar-le-Luc to Saint-die-des-Vosges quickly escalated into an enormous crash which saw half the field off their […]
Shops in France will be ordered to close doors when using air conditioning and limit neon lighting in a bid to cut energy waste, a minister has said. These rules, already in place in some areas, will be rolled out across France, Minister of Ecological Transition Agnes Pannier-Runacher told the Journal du Dimanche newspaper. Energy […]
Thousands of firefighters are battling wildfires in Portugal, Spain and southwestern France, in the grip of a heatwave that shows no sign of easing. In northern Portugal, a pilot died when his waterbombing plane crashed in the Foz Coa area, near the Spanish border. Fires are ravaging areas of France’s Gironde region, where more than […]