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A major pile-up involving around ten vehicles, including a truck and a motorcycle, occurred early on the 7th of August in the Las Planas tunnel on the A8 motorway near Nice.
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Banque Havilland (Monaco) SAM will relaunch as Moncrief Private Bank (Monaco) SAM in late 2025, following its acquisition by an international investor group. The deal, approved by regulators in Monaco and France, brings new leadership but promises no disruption to client services.
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Monaco has introduced a new road safety law that bans children under 14 from using electric scooters or electric bikes on public roads. The change is part of a wider push to protect young users and reduce accidents.
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A devastating wildfire in southern France has burned through more than 16,000 hectares of vegetation in the Aude region, an area larger than the city of Paris, in what officials are calling the most severe fire the country has seen since 1949.
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A devastating wildfire in southern France has destroyed over 15,000 hectares, making it the country’s worst blaze since 1949. French Prime Minister François Bayrou described it as a “catastrophe on an unprecedented scale,” blaming climate change and severe drought.
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Météo-France has issued a yellow heatwave alert for 16 departments, mainly in the southwest and around Lyon, with a possible upgrade to orange by Friday.
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A massive wildfire in the Corbières area of the Aude department has burned over 13,000 hectares in less than 24 hours, making it the largest fire of summer 2025.
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A man has been arrested after lighting a cigarette from the memorial flame at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Paris. France’s Interior minister referred to the incident as “indecent and pathetic”. The video was widely shared on social media.
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A fire has broken out at the municipal car pound in Villeneuve-Loubet, destroying around 15 vehicles.
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France is battling its biggest wildfire of the summer in the Aude region, with over 11,000 hectares destroyed by flames since Tuesday afternoon. One woman has died, another person is missing, and more than 25 homes have been damaged.
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As drought conditions worsen across France, communes in 13 départements have implemented maximum water restrictions, banning most non-essential water use. The hardest-hit areas span central and southern France, including Cher, Bouches-du-Rhône, and Pyrénées-Orientales.
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Sunny with a gentle breeze. Highs of 28 degrees in Nice and Monaco, 27° in San Remo, 26 degrees in Saint-Tropez, light winds in Toulon with highs of 28 degrees.
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The Aude department is on red alert for a "very high" wildfire risk this Tuesday, while nine others are on orange alert, including Var, Vaucluse, and Bouches-du-Rhône.
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After an 18-month doping ban, Paul Pogba has returned to football, signing a two-year deal with AS Monaco in June 2025.
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Monaco-based travel agency Star Croisières has officially declared bankruptcy, with a court hearing scheduled today, Tuesday, August 5th. At least 20 employees reportedly went unpaid in July.
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Construction work has been underway at Place Max-Barel in Nice since March and will continue until the end of November. The project, linked to earlier works on Boulevard de Riquier, aims to improve pedestrian safety and add greenery.
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Free sunscreen dispensers have been set up on beaches in Sanary and other spots across the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region to promote sun safety.
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Three friends working in Monaco, Harley Glegg, Bastien Duvalet, and Raphaël Boissy, are setting off on a 2,900 km cycling adventure to Istanbul.
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Two children, aged 6 and 8, were found dead Monday evening in a swimming pool on a private property in Antibes. Their disappearance had been reported just a few hours earlier by their family.
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Eurostar trains between London and Paris have been heavily disrupted due to a power failure on the high-speed line in Northern France. At least nine Eurostar trains were cancelled and 15 delayed on Monday, with delays also affecting TGV inOui and Ouigo services.
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Mainly fine with partly cloudy skies in Monaco. Highs of 29 degrees in Nice, 28 degrees in Cannes, 30 degrees in Marseille. Light variable winds across the coastline, with local sea breezes developing by mid-morning. This evening going down to 21 degrees with clear skies.
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Roads in the South-East of France, including the A7, A8, A9 motorways and RN85 are expected to be very busy on Monday, the 4th of August, with traffic rated "red" by Bison Futé.
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A report from the French anti-drug agency (Ofast) has warned that drug trafficking in France is increasingly violent and widespread, with no area left untouched.
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The fountain at Place Garibaldi in Nice has turned completely green, causing concern among passersby. The water turned green after the fountain was stopped due to vandalism.
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– From this Thursday, August 7th, a heatwave originating from Spain is expected to spread across much of France. Temperatures in southern Spain could reach up to 45°C, gradually moving northwards.
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A fire has broken out on a restaurant terrace in Juan-les-Pins. The incident occurred at around 6pm on Sunday evening on the terrace of the L’Institution restaurant on Boulevard du Président-Wilson.
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Hazy sunshine with some cloudy patches in places. Highs of 27 degrees in Monaco and Nice, 28 degrees in Cannes and Toulon, 32 degrees in Saint-Tropez with a light to moderate breeze.
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