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Extra security checks on French bank transfers from next month
You may wish to verify existing beneficiary details to avoid payments to them potentially being blocked
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Pioneering French surgery restores sight to man using part of his tooth
Revolutionary operation allows people to regain most of their vision after their cornea is damages
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French policeman charged with rape of British tourist
The Marseille prosecutor opened an inquiry after the tourist filed a complaint
Wolf sighting is first in Charente for century
A wolf spotted on the side of a road in Charente is the first to be seen in the department in more than a century.

The latest sighting near Gurat follows confirmation of wolves in the Dordogne in 2015, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in 2018 and 2019, and in south-western Charente-Maritime in late 2019.
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