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France records over 90 cases of mosquito-borne diseases in May
All infections were linked to travel abroad
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Spain’s new speed cameras can catch drivers ‘before they have time to brake’
The new laser-based AI speed cameras can identify vehicles from over 200 metres away
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Authorities in south-west France seek to improve beach safety following recent drownings
Police lifeguard union call for changes after four drowning deaths in a week
Wolf sighting is first in Charente for century
A wolf spotted on the side of a road in Charente is the first to be seen in the department in more than a century.
The latest sighting near Gurat follows confirmation of wolves in the Dordogne in 2015, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques in 2018 and 2019, and in south-western Charente-Maritime in late 2019.
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