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UK retiree re-elected to town council in south of France
Retiree Karen Blakemore lost her seat in Saint-Merd-de-Lapleau in Corrèze six years after her first election in 2014
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France weather for the week ahead April 6 - 10: warm and sunny
Sunshine and blue skies across much of France
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‘Discreet’ speed cameras frustrate drivers around Toulouse
Cameras are placed on poles in amongst trees or on downhill roads
Banks’ good and bad results in stress tests
French banks have passed the European Central Bank’s stress tests that assess whether they can cope with financial shocks such as the 2008 crash.
Crédit Mutuel, BPCE and Crédit Agricole got good marks but BNP Paribas, Banque Postale, and Société Générale were below average. Barclays was bottom of 48 banks, just ahead of Lloyds.
