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Paris joins other French cities in boycott of World Cup screenings

Lille, Bordeaux and Marseille are among the other French cities that have decided not to show matches on a big screen

The Independent UK

Droughts, heat and fire: the future of wine in the climate crisis

Across the planet, growers are having to adjust to extreme conditions in a warming world

The Guardian - UK

Three high-quality wines from less-acclaimed areas in Europe

Don’t judge a bottle by its illustrious label. Good wines don’t always come from the most famous regions, says David Williams

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Hundreds evacuated as firefighters battle to contain blaze in southwest France

Hundreds of firemen have been deployed in the Gironde region south of the city of Bordeaux to fight a blaze which has already destroyed 1,300 hectares of forest and forced the evacuation of several hundred people.

Radio France Internationale

Adored pet dog mauled to death after being chased into home by Dogue de Bordeaux

Devastated owner Shona O'Sullivan said Jack Russell cross Princess was her world and she can't accept she's gone

Wales Online

Bordeaux wine harvest will not have a 'smoky' taste after summer wildfires, winemakers say

Tests carried out on grapes to be harvested for wine in France's famous Bordeaux region show that the new vintage will not have a smoky taste as feared. This after massive fires swept through the southwest destroying thousands of hectares of forest near the vineyards over the summer.

Radio France Internationale

Drought forces earliest harvest ever in French wine country

Climate change is encroaching on the prestigious vineyards of Bordeaux

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Sports stadiums echo ancient divisions

More than 230 amphitheatres, among the largest and most memorable monuments left to us by the Romans, survive in cities from northern England to the banks of the Jordan River. The Romans built amphitheatres for more than 500 years in a range of sizes -- from a capacity of a…

Bangkok Post

In pictures: France ravaged by summer of wildfire and drought

While rainfall on Sunday brought desperately needed relief to firefighters in the Gironde department near Bordeaux, wildfires elsewhere continue to burn though hundreds of hectares of French forests. Sunday marked the end of an intense heatwave that began on Wednesday, with storms forecast in 10 departments.

Radio France Internationale

French PM sounds climate crisis alarm as ‘ogre-like’ wildfire rages

Élisabeth Borne makes statement as more than 1,000 firefighters battle huge blaze south of Bordeaux

The Guardian - UK

Apocalyptic 'monster' wildfire rips across France as 1,000 firefighters tackle 'ogre'

Two huge fires destroyed more than 20,000 hectares of forests in the same region that forced close to half a million people to flee their homes near Bordeaux, France

Daily Mirror

France battles 'monster' wildfire as heatwaves scorch Europe

A "monster" wildfire raged for a third day in southwestern France on Thursday, ravaging forests and forcing 10,000 people to evacuate their homes.

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Evacuated residents return as Bordeaux forest blazes brought under control

Two huge fires, which destroyed 21,000 hectares of forest south of the French city of Bordeaux, have been brought under control after 12 days of relentless struggle by an army of firefighters. Local residents forced to flee the flames have been told they can return home.

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French forest fires under control as cooler weather moves in

French President Emmanuel Macron visited firefighters battling twin blazes near Bordeaux as Europe counted the cost of a record heatwave, and climate change protesters pointed to the sizzling weather as a wake up call for the continent.

France 24

Macron tours blaze devastation as firefighters battle French wildfires

French President Emmanuel Macron visited firefighters battling twin blazes near Bordeaux on Wednesday as Europe counted the cost of a record heatwave and climate change protesters pointed to the sizzling weather as a wake up call for the continent.

The Independent UK

Man detained in police probe of raging wildfires in France

French investigators probing the suspected deliberate lighting of what has become a raging wildfire in the country’s southwest have detained a man for questioning

Radio France Internationale

France bakes in record heatwave provoking worst wildfire season in 30 years

In just one week, two fires have destroyed nearly 20,000 hectares in the south-west of France, forcing thousands of people to evacuate, making it the worst season in the past thirty years.

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Leeds United 'approach Bordeaux with enquiry' for teenage sensation Sekou Mara

The 19-year-old scored six times in Ligue 1 last season and followed that up with an outstanding month with the French under-20 side

Wales Online

Expat in Malaga shares terrifying footage of huge wildfire as Europe continues to burn

Bill Anderson hailed emergency services for their speedy responses and reactions to the huge blazes engulfing parts of the continent

Irish Mirror

Aer Lingus cancels several flights this weekend to Lyon, Bordeaux, London and more

"Elevated levels of sickness amongst our employees associated with the latest Covid wave" also contributed to yesterday's cancellations"

The Independent UK

Bordeaux blazes rage, firefighting pilot killed in Portugal

Strong winds and hot, dry weather are frustrating French firefighters’ efforts to contain a huge wildfire that raced across pine forests in the Bordeaux region Saturday for a fifth straight day

WEKU

Fires ravage French forests and other parts of Europe in the middle of a heat wave

Challenged by high temperatures and strong winds, 1,000 firefighters and 10 water-dumping planes struggled Friday to contain wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwestern France.

The Independent UK

Fires ravage French forests near Atlantic as Europe heats up

A thousand firefighters with 10 water-dumping planes are struggling to contain two wildfires in the Bordeaux region of southwest France

Dublin Live

Full list of Aer Lingus Dublin Airport cancellations this weekend due to strikes, illness

The cancellations are due to crew illness, London Heathrow's capacity reduction and strikes at Lyon, Bordeaux and Pisa airports

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