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French weekend weather forecast September 20 - 21: storms return but temperatures stay high
Thunderstorms are expected to be violent on Sunday
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Extra security checks on French bank transfers from next month
You may wish to verify existing beneficiary details to avoid payments to them potentially being blocked
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Pioneering French surgery restores sight to man using part of his tooth
Revolutionary operation allows people to regain most of their vision after their cornea is damages
€500 ‘terrorists’ note to disappear
Banks have stopped the production of €500 notes since January 27. Only Austria and Germany are allowed to continue to print them, until April 26, as a transition measure.

The European Central Bank reacted to concerns from officials about the purple note, which is regularly used in illegal activities including terrorism and drug-smuggling.