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Two people were stabbed in separate incidents in Nice last night
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The Château de Saint-Martin and Spa in Vence and the hotel Le Cheval Blanc in Saint-Tropez have joined the very exclusive club of palaces, a distinction given to 31 luxury establishments in France.
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A fire has broken out at a school in Antibes. Firefighters were called to Saint Claude primary school at 8.30pm on Thursday evening.
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A motorcyclist has been killed in a road accident in Grasse. The accident occurred on Thursday at 9.30pm on Avenue Victoria which connects Grasse to Chateauneuf.
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Smokers in France are being encouraged to stop smoking for the “tobacco free month” of November. For a fourth consecutive year French smokers are invited to get help and encourage each other to stop smoking.
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Monaco’s National Council has voted unanimously a bill eliminating the penalties incurred by pregnant women in the case of an abortion.
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A donkey from Normandy who had suffered injuries to its face has had a facial reconstruction operation
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A survey published on Thursday has shown that nearly six out of ten French people (57%) believe that the strike movement at the SNCF planned from the 5th December is unjustified.
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Five people have been injured during a shooting in a bar in Marseille. Shots were fired around 8.30pm on Thursday. One person was seriously injured.
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Nice has experienced chaos on the roads following heavy rain which fell in both the Var the and Alpes Maritimes on Thursday late afternoon.
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Meteo France have a Yellow weather warning in place for rain and flooding and storms for the Alpes Maritimes and the Var until 9.00 this evening
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The popular music venue the “Volume” in Nice is under threat as hopes to reinstate it “fade” according to the organisers. The “Volume” closed its doors in 2014 after the city council decided to relocate the venue to new premises on Place Garibaldi.
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New parking restrictions in Nice have been criticized by several local companies. The new regulations introduced by the city council in August concerning delivery drivers saw new times imposed
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No trace of pollution has been detected after test were carried out to check for a pollution risk at a treatment plant in Cagnes on Sunday.
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Authorities have warned of a current scam circulating in our region concerning insulation work.
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New York City Council has voted in favour of banning the marketing of foie gras from 2022. From the end of October 2022, three years after the adoption of the law, it will be forbidden for any establishment that sells food to sell, serve or even stock foie gras
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Météo France has this morning placed the Var region on a yellow weather alert with heavy rain expected by late morning.
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Two people have been hospitalised following a road accident in Toulon this morning. The tunnel in Toulon was closed shortly after 8am following the incident which occurred at the entrance to the tunnel this morning westbound involving five cars and a lorry.
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The green light has been given for the use of cannabis for medical purposes at the Timone hospital in Marseille and clinical tests are already being carried out.
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The prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes has announced in a statement several measures introduced to "prevent any disturbance to public order and tranquility" during Halloween celebrations.
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A third case of the Zika virus has been identified in Hyères
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New measures which are part of the reform to unemployment benefits in France will come into effect on Friday November 1st. Here are the following changes reported.
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The head of France’s train network the SNCF Guillaume Pepy, has confirmed that even though the conflict with unions continues employees will not be paid during strike action.
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French Senator Jean Louis Masson has received heavy criticism following his comments in which he compared mothers wearing veils to “Halloween witches”.
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French Minister Julien Denormandie has announced that the government plans to open an additional 14,000 temporary places for the homeless.
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A local resident in Solliès Toucas near Toulon in the Var has placed blocks of concrete in the middle of the road following a dispute with the local council.
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Corsica Ferries have announced the launch of mini cruises for New Year celebrations from Toulon.
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As of every 1st of the month changes will be introduced in France. From Friday 1st November there will be a drop in housing tax affecting 80% of French people, there will also be an increase in the adult disability allowance, those with a modest income will be able to benefit from a complementary universal health cover as well as reforms to unemployment benefits.
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Traffic on the A8 motorway has suffered long delays this morning following two accidents which occurred at the same time eastbound after exit 39 at Les Adrets in the Var
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France, Germany and Italy have reached an agreement following the call launched by SOS Méditerranée in Marseille and Médecins sans Frontières to allow 104 migrants, who have been at sea since October 20th to dock in Italy.
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About 3,000 square metres of vegetation have been destroyed by fire near Draguignan this afternoon
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The Hyundai Motorsport team has announced this morning the participation of Sebastien Loeb in the final of the French Rally Championship which takes place from November 21st to the 24th in Sainte-Maxime in the Var.
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A new law is to be presented to the National council here in the Principality to increase the number of years before being able to obtain Monegasque nationality through marriage.
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Several anti-drug operations have been carried out by the police in Marseille since Wednesday with 2 million euros worth of cannabis, cocaine and MDMA being seized. In addition, the police discovered 10 grenades, three assault rifles, two shotguns and ammunition.
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Greenpeace activists have this morning blocked the entrance to a refinery near Marseille where oil giant Total uses controversial palm oil to produce biofuel. Environmentalists say palm oil drives deforestation, with vast areas of Southeast Asian rainforest having been logged or set ablaze in recent decades to make way for plantations. About 50 Greenpeace activists, wearing orange, arrived outside Total's biorefinery in La Mede near Marseille at around 6 am.
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The National Commission of Human Rights in France has deemed the use of a facial recognition device set up at two high schools in Nice and Marseille as illegal.
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The bodies of two children aged 5 and 7 have been found by the emergency services in a house in Cavaillon in the Vaucluse.
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One of three men who escaped from prison in Nice on October the 1st has been arrested by police. The 22-year-old Tunisian was one of three men who left the prison after having stolen the keys from a security guard.
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Fifty people were evacuated at the Pasteur 2 Hospital in Nice this morning after a fire alert
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Manhunt-Police in the Var have launched an appeal for information about a suspected sexual predator who is believed to be operating in the areas of Draguignan, Les Arcs and Vidauban.
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