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Four people have been rescued from a boat near the Iles de Lerins off Cannes in difficult conditions
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A car has hit a tram in Nice this morning. The accident occurred shortly before 10 am at the corner of avenues Jean-Médecin and Marechal-Joffre.
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The French airline Aigle Azur has announced the cancellation of all its flights from tonight without immediate compensation for its customers.
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15 hectares of woodland has been destroyed in a fire just outside of Marseille. 260 Fire fighters intervened on Thursday evening with the area remaining on high alert.
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A young man has stabbed an employee of a primary school, and wounded another in Marseille this morning.
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About 1,500 square metres of undergrowth was destroyed by a fire in Grasse this afternoon. The blaze broke out near an agricultural nursery. It was brought under control by two water bombing helicopters and about 45 firefighters. Meanwhile, in the Var, 6 forest massifs have been placed on a “very severe” fire risk for today, meaning that they are totally closed to access. The 3 other massifs in the department are at a “Severe” risk level.
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The A8 motorways was closed to traffic for an hour this afternoon because of a vehicle fire
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Ariane, the host of the "Club Dorothée", has died at the age of 61. Ariane Carletti, was Dorothée's colleague and was one of the most popular faces of French television in the 80’s.
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Météo France has issued a yellow weather warning this morning with storms forecast for the Alpes Maritimes.
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In a real estate report published today figures show that a Parisien apartment now costs more than 10,000 euros per square meter.
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According to a study by King's College London, red wine would diversify the bacteria developed by the intestine and ensure a better defense of the immune system and therefore a better state of health.
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Cannes city council has announced that the future campus currently under construction will welcome 1,000 students in September 2020.
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The son in law of billionaire Hélène Pastor has claimed in innocence and demanded to be released on Wednesday.
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In a press conference given on Wednesday the public prosecutor in Grasse has confirmed that the 21-year-old woman beaten by her companion in Cagnes sur mer at the weekend died as a result of head injuries.
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The body of a man from the Var who had been missing for several weeks has been found in a hospital in Marseille
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Commemorations have been held in Monaco, Beausoleil and Cap d’Ail to celebrate the Liberation of September 3, 1944.
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Police have opened an investigation following a fire which broke out on the 3rd floor of in a clinic in Cannes on Tuesday evening.
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Due to works being carried out on the Quai des Etats-Unis in Monaco a temporary access ramp has been set up between Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Quai Albert I as of today.
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It’s been announced that the French Ministry of Action and Public Accounts plans to cut about 5,800 jobs between 2020 and 2022.
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Train passengers have arrived nearly eight hours late after a forest fire temporarily blocked a TGV between Paris and Dijon.
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Five teenagers from Paris have been placed in police custody for noisily demonstrating in front of the college Saint-Exupéry in Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
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The public prosecutor in Grasse has opened a criminal investigation for “murder by partner” in the case of Salome, the 21 year old woman whose body was found in Cagnes-sur-Mer
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A bus from the Ligne d'Azur network in Nice has caused traffic to come to a standstill in the centre of Nice this morning after becoming stuck on the separation for the bus lane and the other lanes.
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An exhibition which pays tribute to the late Princess Grace of Monaco has opened in the gardens in Roquebrune Cap Martin.
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A 31-year-old motorcyclist has been killed in a road accident on the RD7 in Fréjus in the Var. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon
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An 11-year-old child has died in a fire in North eastern France. The blaze broke out in the early hours of this morning in an apartment. Eight other people were injured.
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A 26-year-old man has been shot dead in a car park in Marseille. The shooting occurred on Monday evening and is believed to be in connection with a settlement of accounts related to a drug trafficking ring
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More than a hundred people have attended a rally in tribute to the 21-year-old woman who lost her life in a scene of domestic violence on Saturday in Cagnes-sur-Mer.
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A woman in her eighties has drowned earlier today after suffering a heart attack
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As school children across France return to school today several teaching unions have announced plans for strike action in September, against the reforms to education
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Météo France has placed the Alpes Maritimes on a yellow weather alert with rain expected inland by noon turning into thunderstorms by the afternoon.
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Traffic came to a standstill on the Voie Mathis during this morning’s rush hour after a vehicle caught fire.
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Villefranche sur mer has welcomed the World Apnea Championship as of today with diving enthusiasts from all over the world taking part.
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Changes to the bus network in Nice have been announced as of today. The changes are set to adapt to the new tramlines 2 and 3 which should be up and running in November and December, and of line 4 which will run from Nice to Cagnes-sur-mer in 2026.
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A 21-year-old woman has been killed in Cagnes sur mer in the Alpes-Maritimes, marking the 100th femicide of 2019 in France.
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