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Tips on how to de-ice your windscreen easily to avoid a fine

Windshield de-icing: Discover effective methods for avoiding ice and fines. Practical tips for quick and safe de-icing, which you can use right away.

SNCF: TGV and Intercités train tickets for the 2024 spring vacations soon on sale

Good news for train travelers! SNCF is announcing that tickets for the 2024 spring vacations will go on sale soon. From Wednesday January 24, 2024, it will be possible to book your ticket on board TGV and Intercités trains for travel between Monday March 25 and Wednesday May 22, 2024!

Irene depression: what can we expect in Paris and the Île-de-France region in the next few hours?

Low-pressure system Irene arrives in France, with heavy precipitation expected over the northern half of the country. Météo France has placed 18 départements, including those in the Paris region, under a vigilance orange for snow and ice as of this Tuesday evening. So what exactly can we expect in Paris and the Ile-de-France region over the next few hours? We tell you.

Notre Dame, La Madeleine, the Fountain of the Innocents: 3 mythical places returned to Parisians in 2024

While the year 2024 in Paris will inevitably be marked by the Olympic and Paralympic Games, other major projects are also likely to be the talk of the town, such as these mythical monuments of the capital soon to be returned to residents after several months and years of restoration work. Notre-Dame de Paris, the Madeleine church and the Innocents fountain... Here's an overview of the three landmarks to be rediscovered in Paris this year!

TF1+: what's the value of the newly launched free platform?

Available since January 8, TF1's new platform promises thousands of hours of content, with replays of its programs, as well as various films and series.

Pauvres Créatures: where were the Paris scenes from the film starring Emma Stone shot?

In "Poor Creatures", the new film by Yorgos Lanthimos, Emma Stone's character discovers many capitals, including Paris. Was the film shot in the French capital?

Lunar New Year 2024 pastries - Chinese New Year and where to buy them in Paris

To mark Lunar Chinese New Year 2024, we're taking a tour of Paris's pastry shops and sweet spots to treat ourselves and awaken our taste buds to new Asian flavors.

Paris to unveil commemorative plaque in tribute to fashion designer Kenzo Takada

Paris is set to honor the legendary Kenzo Takada with the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the Galerie Vivienne during Fashion Week. Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, will unveil this tribute to the legacy of the Japanese designer who passed away in 2020.

A Daffodil against cancer at the Pantheon, the solidarity village to be discovered in 2024

A Daffodil Against Cancer is the Institut Curie's annual campaign to raise public awareness of the fight against cancer. From March 12 to 16, 2024, the Panthéon will host a village of flowers and solidarity.

Marathon du don: come and give blood at Roland Garros, Marcoussis or Stade Charléty

The Établissement français du sang still needs your help! In addition to its usual blood drives in centers, a donation marathon is being organized in Paris sports arenas, for a moment of solidarity, fun and sport!

Ascension 2024: will children be bridging the gap this year?

This spring, Ascension Day falls on May 9, 2024, making some people want to get away from it all. But what about the children? Is there school on Friday, May 10? We've got the answer.

Employment: Parc Astérix recruits massively for its 35th anniversary

Parc Astérix celebrates its 35th anniversary this year and is thinking big. To mark the occasion, the 2ᵉ most visited theme park in France, is planning to fill 2,500 seasonal jobs by 2024. Students or not, don't miss the job forums on January 27 and February 24.

Paris: metro line 6 completely closed in the evening for 12 weeks

Further disruption to public transport in Paris. Line 6 users will have to adapt to new modernization work. The famous green metro line will be completely closed three evenings a week, for just over 12 weeks, starting February 5, 2024. We tell you all about it.

A Parisian collective is campaigning for the galette to be available in bakeries all year round.

"Galette all year round, not just on January 6", chanted the demonstrators gathered in Place de la République on January 5, 2024. Big fans of galettes des Rois, two sisters set up this unprecedented movement with demands that are, to say the least... original (and to be taken at face value).

This level crossing in Val-d'Oise is "the most dangerous in France".

With 67 accidents recorded in the space of 15 years, the level crossing at Deuil-Montmagny station in Val-d'Oise is considered "the most dangerous in France". Following numerous consultations, it will soon be definitively removed and replaced by a new underground crossing accessible to pedestrians and bicycles. A bridge is also to be created for vehicles. According to Le Parisien, work is due to start this summer.

Snow in Paris and the Ile-de-France region, when snow takes Essonne and Yvelines by surprise

With temperatures plummeting, snow made a comeback in Paris and the Île-de-France region on Monday evening (January 8) and Tuesday morning. See photos of Paris under the snow. Météo France is reporting heavier-than-expected snowfall, with icy patches on the roads in the south-west of the Île-de-France region. The departments of Essonne and Yvelines have been placed under vigilance orange, and Val-d'Oise under vigilance jaune.

OUIGO flash sale: 100,000 train tickets under 19 euros

Discount train tickets? That's what OUIGO is offering you with its special New Year flash sale on Tuesday January 9 and Wednesday January 10, 2024. Take advantage of 100,000 train tickets at frozen prices to a wide choice of destinations, for travel between January 10 and February 8, 2024.

Paris and Ile-de-France: "extreme cold" plan activated to protect the homeless

With temperatures expected to drop this week, the city of Paris and other departments in the Ile-de-France region activated their "extreme cold" plan on the evening of Monday January 8, in order to release accommodation places for the homeless.

European elections: what are they for, who can vote? All you need to know

On Sunday June 9, 2024, the French are called upon to elect their Members of the European Parliament. But what exactly is the purpose of this election? We take a look.

A new memorial dedicated to the women of the French Resistance, at the Fort de Romainville (93)

The Fort de Romainville, where the TDF tower is located, witnessed a rich history in the 20th century: a place of Resistance, it is here that a new memorial is due to be inaugurated shortly.