Injury

Pics: giant hailstones batter French village, two people injured

Homes and vehicles damaged as hail tears through roofs and smashes greenhouse windows

France launches plan to protect elderly from dangerous falls

The aim is to reduce the risk, adapt homes, offer assistance and boost preventative physical activity. More than 10,000 elderly people die in France each year due to falls

Sliced bread recalled from French supermarket over glass shard fears

People who have bought the affected product are invited not to eat it and instead to throw it away or take it back to the point of sale for a refund

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French company launches €100m project to create artificial skin

President Macron has hailed the ‘Holy Grail’ goal of creating artificial skin - to heal burn and injury victims - as ‘innovative’ and ‘a source of pride’

Traps on French forest paths endanger bikers and walkers

Cables tied across pathways and hidden planks spiked with nails are causing serious injury and even death for bikers and walkers in the French countryside