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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
No to shopping ‘city’ outside Paris
Plans to build the world’s largest shopping centre, with 280 hectares of outlets and an amusement park, on the outskirts of Paris have been rejected.

The EuropaCity plan posed environmental issues, a court ruled.
The mayor of Gonesse, who hoped the project would be in place for the 2024 Paris Olympics, is appealing.