Protest by prison staff - Following a breakdown in negotiations between the government and prison unions, on Monday, prison staff have announced they will be blocking the prison in Nice and across France today. According to unions the proposals made by the government “did not respond to the urgency of the situation”. The unions have been calling for urgent action to introduce better protection for prison officers and working conditions.
Covid-19 deaths-France has registered 379 more deaths from Coronavirus in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of fatalities from virus to near...
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Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to three years in jail - two of them suspended - for "corruption and influence peddling". ...
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Weekend lockdown-Authorities in the Alpes Maritimes say that the weekend lockdown was mainly “well observed” by the public although more than 1,000 fi...
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The prefect of the Alpes Maritimes says that he hasn’t ruled out a full lockdown for the department.
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