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The French chef Adam Reid to devise a new dish in tribute to Stalybridge

Reid is asking for people to send in memories and old recipes to help him

Manchester Evening News · Jul 19, 2022

Euro 2022 TV schedule: Where can I watch the games?

Everything you need to know ahead of the tournament this summer

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Euro 2022 fixtures: Which matches are on today and what time are they?

Everything you need to know ahead of the tournament this summer

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

Top French companies pay zero tax, despite year of record profits

The weekly magazine L'Obs is pleased to report that the leading French businesses made record profits in 2021, while the rest of us were cowering in fear of the coronavirus. But did they all pay reasonable taxes in France on those record earnings? L'Obs asked them just that.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2022

The 20 best summer wines under £10

Great value whites, reds and fizz on the UK high street, chosen by the Observer’s wine writer

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2022

‘Monster’ wildfires rip through Europe as heatwave set to spread further

There’s a ‘very extreme danger’ of more wildfires amid record-breaking temperatures

The Independent UK · Jul 19, 2022

As France battles wildfires, experts call for a rethink of forest management

France’s battle to contain ferocious wildfires in the southwestern Gironde region entered a second week on Tuesday, with more than 19,000 hectares of pine forest already reduced to ashes. While the ecological and economic damage is immense, some conservationists see the fires as an opportunity to adapt Europe’s largest artificial…

France 24 · Jul 19, 2022

French government offers 10 billion euros to buy back EDF electricity company

The French government on Tuesday announced the launch of a public tender offer to buy out minority shareholders in the national power generator, EDF. The state already owns 84 percent of EDF shares, and is offering nearly 10 billion euos for the remaining 16 percent, currently in private hands.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 19, 2022

Former Londoner hopes with 'a bit of luck' fire spares his French home

As firefighters battled blazes near France's Bay of Arcachon, Paul Virtue, a former Londoner who moved his family to the region nearly two decades ago to build a new life, was hoping his house would be spared.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Verstappen: Losing "favourite track" Spa from F1 would be "big shame"

World champion Max Verstappen says it would be a 'big shame' to his lose 'favourite track' Spa-Francorchamps from the 2023 Formula 1 calendar.

Autosport · Jul 19, 2022