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Edinburgh Airport passenger and athlete reunited with £9k bike after Ryanair lost it twice

Team GB athlete Tom Kennedy was flying to France to compete in an ironman triathlon last weekend but his hope of qualifying were left up in the air without his specialist equipment

Edinburgh Live

Scottish athlete fuming after flying from Edinburgh for French triathlon with Ryanair losing £9,000 bike

Team GB athlete Tom Kennedy, 31, trained for 12 months before flying from Edinburgh to Nantes for an Ironman triathlon and was gutted to discover Ryanair had lost his £9,000 bike.

Edinburgh Live

Italian rugby legend Mirco Bergamasco takes on GAA with French club ahead of World Games in Derry

Italian rugby legend Mirco Bergamasco reveals he has been playing Gaelic football with Nantes GAA

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Bristol-bound Ryanair flight forced to divert after issuing 'emergency alert'

The aircraft landed unexpectedly at Nantes in France

Bristol Post

Passengers ‘disgusted and shocked’ after sleeping on airport floor when Ryanair flight is diverted

One passenger said she was left ‘traumatised’ by the experience, which ‘ruined’ her holiday

The Independent UK

Ryanair passengers sleep on floor in airport after diversion

Passengers were told there was limited availability for hotels and a number of people slept on the floor in the airport

Liverpool Echo

Passengers sleep overnight on FLOOR in airport after Ryanair flight from Manchester forced to suddenly divert

Over 100 outraged passengers have joined a new Facebook group set up in response to the chaos

Manchester Evening News

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France bans short-haul flights in effort to fight climate change

Air travel between Paris and regional hubs such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux will now be banned.

Al Jazeera

France bans short-haul domestic flights while UK slashes tax on internal routes

Emmanuel Macron's government in France has banned all domestic flight routes where the same journey could be made by train in under two-and-a-half hours, meaning no more air journeys between Paris and cities such as Nantes, Lyon and Bordeaux

Daily Mirror

Ligue 1 players refuse to take part in anti-homophobia campaign

Stonewall, the LGBTQ+ rights charity, said the incident highlighted why anti-homophobia campaigns are important in football after French club Toulouse left out players who refused to wear rainbow colours

The Independent UK

A city break to Nantes: Rich history, delicious food, extensive public art and fun for every age

The beautifully creative and modern city on the Loire in West France has it all

Dublin Live

At least 108 police injured and 291 held in May Day protests in cities across France

Teargas fired amid clashes as unions turn traditional marches into anti-government protest against pension reform

The Guardian - UK

Nantes cathedral volunteer sentenced to prison for arson

The parish volunteer who started a fire that severely damaged the 15th Century Gothic cathedral in the western French city of Nantes in 2020 has been sentenced to four years in prison for arson.

Radio France Internationale

Paris streets ablaze as protesters across France vent fury over pensions reform

Clashes break out in the French capital and other cities as up one million people join marches across the country

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The Independent UK

When and where is the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Everything you need to know ahead of the men’s tournament

France 24

Nobel laureate Annie Ernaux calls for justice as French students allege sex assault by police

Annie Ernaux, the 2022 Nobel literature laureate, has backed calls for a thorough investigation after four female students said they were sexually assaulted by police in the western city of Nantes following a protest against President Emmanuel Macron’s deeply contentious pension reform.

Wales Online

Mum's utter heartbreak at losing child days after arriving in France 26-weeks pregnant for family holiday

'We had 20 minutes all together as a family of four. It was the best that it could have been'

Reuters

France's Macron faces another test with no-confidence vote on pension reform Monday

President Emanuel Macron faces a critical moment on Monday when the French National Assembly is due to vote on no-confidence motions filed after his government bypassed parliament on Thursday to push through an unpopular rise in the state pension age.

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Police clash with protesters at Paris demonstration against pension overhaul

Riot police clashed with protesters on Friday evening in Paris as a new demonstration took place against the government's plans to raise the French state pension age.

Birmingham Post

Spanish airline Volotea adds flights from Cardiff Airport for Rugby World Cup

The Spanish airline will be offering two direct flights ahead of Wales’ deciding matches against Australia and Georgia

Daily Mirror

"You drive me crazy!" Juventus boss Max Allegri snaps at reporters in furious rant

Italian giants Juventus were held to a 1-1 draw by Nantes on Thursday night and must win in France next week to secure their spot in the next round of the Europa League

Daily Mirror

Eurostar and airlines hit with disruption as French strikes kick off over half term

EasyJet, Ryanair, British Airways and Air France have been hit by air traffic controller strikes part of a movement against the raising of the pension age, with airports in Paris, Toulouse, Marseille, Lyon, Montpellier and Nantes impacted

Evening Standard

France bans short-haul flights that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours

The ban will affect routes between Paris Orly and Bordeaux, Nantes and Lyon

The Conversation

Why certain types of music make our brains sing, and others don't

A few years ago, Spotify published an online interactive map of musical tastes, sorted by city. At the time, Jeanne Added prevailed in Paris and Nantes, and London was partial to local hip hop duo Krept and Kronan. It is well established that music tastes vary over time, by region…

Radio France Internationale

French festival celebrates diversity of vintage Indian cinema

The 44th edition of the Festival des 3 Continents has opened in the western French city of Nantes. This year’s event honours Indian cinema, with an eclectic programme dedicated to the golden years of filmmaking from 1970 through to 1990.

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