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Here's how Europe's storm names are chosen—and you can pick one, too

As Storm Eleanor winds down after thrashing the European continent this week, Euronews examines the history of storm naming, and reveals how you can get involved as well.

Destinations

A winter break on the French Riviera

The best addresses for off-season tourism on the Côte d’Azur.

Ireland

Storm Eleanor hits parts of Ireland and France with strong winds

Storm Eleanor hit parts of Ireland with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving thousands of people without power. Parts of northern France also suffered damage from the storm.

Ireland

Storm Eleanor lashes Ireland, UK and France

High tides, heavy rains and strong winds cause flooding, bring down trees and cut power to some 250,000 homes.

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France

France: phones in prison cells

France is to introduce landline telephones into prison cells within three years.

France

Happy New Year 2018

Happy New Year 2018 from Euronews!

Earth News

Fashion and Versailles

From Rose Bertin to Sofia Coppola, this is Versailles’ dresses and dreams.

World News

France 'to demand UK pay more' for border controls post-Brexit

President Emmanuel Macron reportedly set to ask Prime Minister Theresa May to contribute hundreds of millions of euros to reinforce France's border check points at ports facing Britain after Brexit.

Syria

Calls for extradition of wanted French jihadist held by Syrian Kurds

ISIL suspect Thomas Barnouin, who was close to Toulouse gunman Mohamed Merah, is among several French militants reportedly captured by Syrian Kurdish YPG militia.

France

Skiers trapped in broken down gondolas in the French Alps are dramatic

The skiers had been suspended around 25m above the snow before ropes lowered from helicopters were used to bring them down.

France

French government hires cats to chase out rats in ministry buildings

To combat the furry menace, the French government took some innovative action

Cinema

Les Arcs: a hotbed of European cinema talent

The European Film Festival of Les Arcs is a leading platform for emerging cinema talent in Europe.

Earth News

The best watches of 2017

From the unique to the extreme, and a few dotted in-between, here are the best pieces of 2017.

Sport

French sailor smashes solo world record

United Kingdom

A champagne Brexit

Trade with the UK is taking a hit as the economy struggles to cope with Brexit

France

French investigators wait to speak to bus and train drivers after fata

Six children are now said to have been killed when a bus carrying pupils home from school was cut in half by a train at a level crossing near Perpignan.

France

At least four teenager dead as train collides with school bus in Franc

A local train is said to have crashed into a school bus at a level crossing near Perpignan, leaving four children dead.

France

Homeless man finds €300,000 in unlocked security depot

France

'Losing the battle': Emmanuel Macron delivers bleak assessment of fight against climate change

The French president says that there are no more excuses when it comes to climate change.

France

Paris climate summit opens with Bill Gates, but not Trump

World leaders and philanthropists are in the French capital to try to give new momentum to the fight against climate change, despite the US withdrawal from the 2015 Paris climate accord.