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French weekend weather forecast August 23 - 24: Calm weekend before potential storms
Temperatures may reach up to 30C in south but the nights will be cooler than recently meaning no heatwave warnings
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Two die as rockfall crushes family car on popular route near Chamonix
The parents in the front seats survived. The four were returning from a holiday outing
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Warning over convincing ‘Assurance Maladie’ scam letter in France
Printed letter threatens users with account suspension if they do not scan a QR code
French state ‘secu’ deficit falls
France has made progress in balancing the books of its social security system.

The deficit reduced to €1.2billion in 2018, the lowest since 2001 but still above the €1billion predicted by the government. In 2017 it was €5.1billion. Only the healthcare arm is now in deficit with the other sectors of retirement, work accidents and family allowance keeping to budget.