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French prosecutors investigate left-wing mayor over alleged misuse of public funds

French financial prosecutors have opened an investigation into Bally Bagoyoko, the mayor of Saint-Denis, over suspected misuse of public funds during his employment by the Paris public transport operator RATP when he was also serving as a local elected official with the France Unbowed party.

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Paris is sizzling: Show me air conditioner

France has had a bad summer. First came the heatwaves, followed later by the respite of the World Cup amid cooler days. Then, in the midst of the finals, France lost badly, and the heat and wildfires returned.

Bangkok Post

France to trial equipping transport police with electric stun guns

France will equip several hundred security officers across its rail and metro networks with electric stun guns in a bid to better manage violent incidents.

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Police arrest suspect after man stabs 3 women in Paris metro

French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro as the capital's end-of-year festivities were in full swing, prosecutors told AFP.

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Flights, trains, metros: Here’s how France’s nationwide strike will impact travel today

Despite air traffic control unions delaying their 18 September strikes, air travel could be affected as well.

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'Sabotage' Hits French Trains Hours Before Olympics

Arson attacks scrambled France's high-speed rail network for tens of thousands of passengers on Friday, after what officials called premeditated acts of "sabotage" just hours before the Paris Olympics opened.

International Business Times

More London bus drivers balloted for strike action as threat of walk-out grows

Bus services across London could be thrown into disarray

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Can Paris still deliver on its Olympic promises with only three months to go?

The Eiffel Tower was supposed to greet the world’s athletes in a fresh coat of golden shimmer, the River Seine would be swimmable for the first time in 100 years and Paris was going to host the first-ever off-stadium opening ceremony in Olympic history. The hopes and expectations for the…

France 24

Ageing Paris metro system to face Olympic challenge of 7 million visitors

Long the envy of other cities, Paris' creaking underground metro system has become a subject of daily frustration for users just as the French capital gears up to host this year's Olympics.

France 24

Police urge witnesses of Victoria station bus crash to come forward

Officers were called to reports of the crash just before 9am on Monday

Evening Standard

Christmas bus strikes extended following 'insulting' offer

Bus drivers in London will strike for extra day in the build up to Christmas following an 'insulting' offer

Evening Standard

Price of Paris metro tickets to double during 2024 Olympics

Metro tickets will almost double in price during next year's Paris Olympics to help cover the cost of running urban transport with millions more visitors, the regional transport authority has announced.

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Lost In The Metro? Paris Translation App Aims To Help Visitors

The Paris metro has launched an instant translation app ahead of next year's Olympic Games to help hapless foreign visitors navigate the French capital's urban transport system.

International Business Times

Bus driver strikes: Which London bus routes are affected?

More than 350 west London bus drivers and engineers will walk out from Friday

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Bus strikes to cripple services in west London after DLR two-day walkout

Hundreds of bus drivers and engineers are to strike for six days between now and Christmas

The National (Scotland)

Why is Glasgow’s public transport system behind other cities?

GLASGOW doesn’t have a simple public transport system – nor an entirely loved one.

The Independent UK

Why is it so difficult to change trains in Paris to reach the south of France?

Train Talk: Make a connection, or make the best of a connection, in the French capital?

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France violence: 13 buses set on fire in Aubervilliers after teenager shot dead

At least thirteen buses from the RATP depot in Aubervilliers were set on fire after a teenager was shot dead in a fatal police shooting in Nanterre, BFM TV reported. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hundreds of Paris metro passengers stuck underground after series of mishaps

The RATP operator of the Paris metro system apologised on Wednesday after hundreds of passengers on multiple lines were blocked underground in stifling temperatures and at the height of rush hour.

Radio France Internationale

Parisian metro users exposed to excessive pollution, study warns

Commuters using Paris's underground system risk being exposed to high levels of fine particle pollution, a study has found. Transport company RATP contests the findings.

The Independent UK

France under pressure over disabled rights as Olympics loom

French President Emmanuel Macron's government is under pressure over the rights of people with disabilities as he hosts the country's first national conference on the issue since the COVID-19 pandemic

Radio France Internationale

Stink as Paris metro operator suspected of lying about pollution levels

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system has been deliberately under-reported and is putting travellers' lives at risk.

France 24

Prosecutors investigate Paris metro operator over air pollution claims

Prosecutors in Paris have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that pollution in the capital's metro system is putting travellers' lives at risk, an NGO and authorities said on Wednesday.

France 24

Macron kicks off Olympic countdown 500 days before Paris Games

French President Emmanuel Macron launched the countdown to the 2024 Paris Olympics on Tuesday, taking stock of preparations for the mammoth event as officials race to get the city’s transport network into shape and stage an opening ceremony unlike any other.

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Paris transport to hire thousands in preparation for Olympic rush

The Paris regional transit authority is seeking to hire thousands of employees to beef up services in time for the Rugby World Cup later this year and the summer Olympic Games in 2024. The authority says 6,600 jobs are available.

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