“French Spiderman”

French Spiderman” - The man dubbed the "French Spiderman" has climbed a skyscraper in an effort to save Paris's crumbling Notre Dame cathedral. Alain Robert scaled the 185 metre-high glass-fronted building in the city's La Défense business district to raise funds needed to restore the landmark. The Archbishop of Paris is on a drive to raise more than €100 million to save the cathedral. Some 14 million people visit the 12th-century Parisian landmark every year, which is most famous in popular culture as the setting for 19th-century author Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame,

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French and Riviera News Wednesday 12th November 2025

US President Donald Trump has taken aim at France during a Fox News interview this week, saying that the United States has “had a lot of problems with... French and Riviera News Wednesday 12th November 2025 Read More

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Evening Update Tuesday 11 November 2025

Numerous commemorative ceremonies for Armistice Day have been held in our region and throughout France... Evening Update Tuesday 11 November 2025 Read More

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French and Riviera News Tuesday 11th November 2025

Police are searching for Nadège, a woman who disappeared on Sunday evening after suffering a puncture on a roadside near Pignans, in the Var region. A... French and Riviera News Tuesday 11th November 2025 Read More

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Evening Update 10 November 2025

Nicolas Sarkosy is set to be released from prison after a decision by the Paris Court of Appeal this afternoon. He has been incarcerated for the past ... Evening Update 10 November 2025 Read More

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French and Riviera News Monday 10th November 2025

A 27-year-old runner from Alsace has died after collapsing just 100 metres from the finish line of the Nice–Cannes Marathon on Sunday, 9 November 2025... French and Riviera News Monday 10th November 2025 Read More

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