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Woman to receive medal after scaring off suspected attacker on French train
The witness filmed the incident after hearing screams coming from a neighbouring carriage on an RER in the Paris suburbs
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Carpenter who helped rebuild Notre-Dame Cathedral allowed to marry there
Special permission was granted as private weddings are not normally permitted at the Paris landmark
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Two arrested in relation to Paris Louvre jewels raid
One of suspects was detained at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport as he attempted to board a flight to Algeria
Pay Paris Metro by smartphone
Paying the metro, RER or bus by smartphone will be a reality in Ile-de-France from this autumn as transport bosses experiment with paperless tickets.
With five million paper tickets checked each year, RATP, SNCF and Ile-de-France Mobilités want to move to using a smartphone version of the Pass Navigo, downloading a ‘carnet’ of tickets when needed and using the phone on the ticket machine (borne).
The aim is to have the system open to all users by summer 2019.
