-
Three major wildfires continue to burn in south and south-west France amid heatwave conditions
Workers at Goodyear tyre testing circuit in Hérault evacuated as blaze passes dangerously close to site containing fuel
-
Hydrogen project in Lorraine offers hope for cleaner transport
Underground hydrogen was discovered in the department in 2023
-
Revolutionary bottle-washing plant cuts carbon footprint of French wine
Eco in Pack leads the way in reusing wine bottles, cutting costs and emissions
23 departments on orange storm alert
Thousands of homes left without power following overnight thunderstorms - and more bad weather is on the way, forecasters warn

A large swathe of central and northeast France is on high alert for storms throughout the day, Météo-France has warned.
While the southeast of the country bakes in a heatwave, 23 departments further north have been placed on orange alert - the national forecaster's second-highest alert level, which urges people in the area to be 'very vigilant' - for violent thunderstorms, with winds of up to 100kph, hail and locally very heavy downpours.
The departments on Meteo-France's orange alert list are: Ain, Doubs, Jura, Loire, Haute-Loire, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Rhône, Haute-Saône, Saône-et-Loire, Vosges, Territoire de Belfort, Allier, Aube, Côte-d'Or, Marne, Haute-Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Nièvre, Puy-de-Dôme and Yonne.
The latest warning comes after overnight storms left 17,000 homes without power in the Guéret area of the Creuse. Another 300 properties were affected in Haute-Vienne, while powercuts have also affected parts of the Périgord vert and Bergeracois in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
The weather system that caused the overnight outages was set to cross the northeast by lunchtime. After they pass, Météo-France said areas on alert would enjoy a brief lull, before a second wave of storms sweep northeast this afternoon.
The forecaster's latest weather warning lasts until midnight.