By Stephane Mahe LEGE-CAP FERRET, France, July 24 (Reuters) - French authorities ordered on Friday the total evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula, a tourism hotspot on the Atlantic Coast, sending boats to remove people from an area threatened by a major wildfire.

French lawmakers voted Tuesday to ban social media use for children under the age of 15, making it the first country in the European Union to introduce an age limit.

As lawmakers approve a social media ban on kids and phones in high schools, Macron says France is "leading the way in Europe when it comes to protecting our children."

By Stephane Mahe LEGE-CAP FERRET, France, July 23 (Reuters) - A fast-moving wildfire has forced more than 10,000 people from homes and campsites near France's Atlantic coast, as extreme heat and deepening drought fuelled fires across Europe and scientists warned that climate change was worsening the continent's water shortages.

A French professional model recruiter who for over a decade arranged for the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to meet multiple models, was found dead in his home near Paris on Monday.

PARIS (AP) — France's new coach will be announced next Tuesday, when Zinedine Zidane is widely expected to replace Didier Deschamps. The French Football Federation said in a statement on Thursday that its president Philippe Diallo will name the coach at a news conference at the headquarters in Paris.

A separate wildfire in the Var department in southern France burned 500 hectares within hours and continued to spread in the direction of the nearby commune of Cotignac, local authorities said on Tuesday. France's Wildfire Prevention and Reporting Association (PSFDF) marked the fire as "out of control". At least 150 people have been evacuated.

Unannounced tests in the middle of the night at the Tour have never been used before — but have been possible since 2016