-
La Poste must stop six day a week deliveries, says France's top court
The postal service's business model needs to adapt to falling demand for letters
-
Stomach flu cases surge in France: six regions particularly affected
The number of hospital and GP visits for seasonal gastroenteritis is almost at record levels, say health chiefs
-
French ski resort accommodation granted energy rating reprieve
Ban on category G properties is postponed until 2034 in mountain regions
Beehive air helps asthma
A beekeeper says asthmatics can find almost instant relief in Lot-et-Garonne if they sniff the air of his beehives.

Patrice Percie du Sert said apithérapie has been used since the early 1900s and users to his well-being centre in Clermont-Dessou reported feeling their symptoms ease immediately they started a session. The benefits lasted from days to several weeks.
He added that modern researchers had identified hormones released by bee larvae in the hive which inhibited the “overexpression of genes causing asthma, pulmonary fibrosis and migraine”.