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Warning to dog owners as outbreak of deadly virus recorded in central France
Parvovirus can have a mortality rate of over 90% if untreated and is easily spread
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Know your cheeses and their seasons: which to eat in France in August
Cows’ milk cheeses are popular choice for summer month
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Cooler, then heatwave with highs of 40C: French weekly weather forecast August 4 - 8
Warm Atlantic winds blowing from Spain will cause temperatures to spike, especially in the south-west
GPS key fob can end Alzheimer’s worry
A key fob with built-in GPS could help locate Alzheimer patients if they wander off.

Engineer Guillaume Eberwein, of Aix-en-Provence, had the idea after his grandmother went missing. His Swap key fob, which costs €689, can geolocate wearers if they walk out of pre-set zones.