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Best and worst airports in France in summer 2026
Flights counted as delayed if they arrived at least 15 minutes behind schedule
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Summer-like temperatures to return to France this weekend
Dry conditions are set to continue across much of the country as highs reach 30C in the south
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France fuel crisis: one in nine service stations out of stock; Macron holds emergency meeting
Latest figures show diesel and petrol prices at or close to record levels
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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