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'The line-up showcases what makes Britain such a special place to race' – Tour of Britain Men’s 2026 teams announced, including five WorldTour squads

Five UCI WorldTour teams among the 18 squads set to contest Britain's biggest race

Cycling Weekly

Europe’s hydropower nears ‘all-time-low’ as summer drought worsens. Is gas the only backup?

“We are simply missing one-third of the water volume that our hydropower plants would normally process.”

Euronews

Major rescue operation launched as boat 'carrying 160 migrants' catches fire in Channel

Search teams were deployed at about 6am on Tuesday after the boat’s engine burst into flames off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer

Evening Standard

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How wildfires and heatwaves affect your travel insurance

As wildfires blazed on the Cap Ferret peninsula in south-west France in July, some people left by boat. The roads out run through dense pine plantation, the fire had reached them, and the gendarmerie put those without cars onto ferries.

The Conversation

I would never go on holiday to France and come back with a pig. But I’ll admit I was tempted

The animal was no bigger than a pug and, when you scratched it, lay on its side and snorted with joy, writes Zoe Williams. Who could ask for more?

The Guardian - UK

First Brittany Ferries ship uses plug-in electricity before sailing from Portsmouth

Guillaume de Normandie departed for France on Monday morning after two hours of charging

The Independent UK

'If there are points up for grabs, then I’m not going to let them slip by' – Puck Pieterse remains focussed on original Tour de France Femmes goal despite taking polka dot jersey

'I feel good on the bike, so I hope to be able to show myself in the hills' says Dutch racer

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What tools does the EU have to fight wildfires? Are they enough?

Europe’s wildfire crisis is testing the limits of the EU’s emergency response system, exposing a gap between growing firefighting capacity and slower efforts to make landscapes less flammable.

Euronews

Apex Legends ENC Qualifiers Finals: Scores, teams, and more

40 teams are going to the Finals this November.

Dot Esports

Extreme heat grips Southern Europe as Spain sends toxic alerts and France shuts reactors

A Spanish industrial fire prompted toxic alerts, while France shut nuclear reactors to protect river levels. In Greece, severe wildfires have claimed five lives, marking one of its worst environmental crises in a decade as extreme heat continues across the region.

Euronews

'So far, everything is going according to plan' – Pauline Ferrand-Prévot on track after first three Tour de France Femmes stages but now it's time to head into the great unknown

Individual time trial on stage 4 delivers a crucial GC test where the mystery of defending champion's prowess in the discipline is set to be revealed

Cycling News

Infantino, the FIFA president under pressure after scrapped investor plan

PARIS (FRANCE) - FIFA president Gianni Infantino's ability to brush aside criticism and push through enlarged versions of the Club World Cup and World Cup lent him an air of omnipotence, but a failed private investor plan has left his position under threat for the first time.

Bangkok Post

WWII shells surface in wildfire-ravaged French village

LE PORGE (FRANCE) - A huge forest fire near Bordeaux in southwestern France has revealed World War II shells in the village of Le Porge, where all residents returned to their homes on Monday after days of demining operations.

Bangkok Post

Natalie Portman hit by smell sensitivity amid third pregnancy

The Oscar-winning actor has shared new details about her third pregnancy, revealing how her heightened sense of smell and experiences with healthcare in France and the US have differed.

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'We'll Stand up for Britain': Nigel Farage Vows Biggest Royal Navy Channel Operation Since WWII Amid French Backlash

Nigel Farage's Reform UK plans a major Royal Navy operation to intercept Channel migrants, sparking legal disputes with France over international law and sovereignty. Discover the implications of this controversial proposal.

Cycling News

Tour de France Femmes: Sigrid Haugset stuns field with long-range solo attack to land signature stage 3 victory and swipe yellow jersey

Lotte Kopecky chases for more than 70km and takes settles for second on hilly stage into Poligny

Cycling News

A plan months in the making and 'a very hard worker' – How Uno-X Mobility grabbed double success at the Tour de France Femmes

Sigrid Haugset had her eye on stage 3 for weeks, and on Monday she 'showed the world who she is'

The Guardian - UK

Sigrid Haugset stuns Tour de France Femmes favourites by storming to stage win

Sigrid Haugset, the Norwegian national champion, shocked the established order in the Tour de France Femmes by breaking away to take the overall lead

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The Times of India

In 2022, France promised 1 billion trees within a decade; four years later, a court struck down the decree funding the programme

France's top court invalidated a tree-planting funding decree due to procedural flaws. Ministers failed to consult the public on forestry subsidies impacting biodiversity. This ruling halts financial support for planting one billion trees over ten years. The government must now create a new legal framework with public input. Future funding…

Cycling News

'We have to do a checkup this evening and see how it goes tomorrow' – Demi Vollering suffers early crash on challenging stage 3 of Tour de France Femmes

'We were expecting a bit more from the stage, but I think at one point there is like a poker game, and nobody wants to play for the other' says DS Nicolas Maire

The Guardian - UK

Judge orders return of alleged victim of trafficking sent to France under ‘one in one out’ scheme

Ruling quashes Home Office policy to refuse asylum seekers’ right to have trafficking claims reconsidered after initial rejection

Evening Standard

France hits out at Reform’s plan to use Navy to stop small boats as former officer says proposal ‘lacks substance’

Retired Royal Navy commander Tom Sharpe said military warships would not be best used for ‘ferrying people around’

The Guardian - UK

Is Reform UK’s plan to use the navy to stop small boat crossings feasible?

Nigel Farage says he would use the military in the Channel but there are questions about whether the plan would work

Cycling Weekly

'It's unreal' –Sigrid Haugset takes victory on stage 3 of the Tour de France Femmes with the longest solo breakaway victory in race's history

Uno-X Mobility rider holds off Lotte Kopecky for 89km for historic win, and moves into the yellow jersey

The Independent UK

Athens at high risk as Greece sees another summer of deadly wildfires

Two people were killed in firefighter helicopter crash in Greece over the weekend

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