French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 02 to 08/05

Evening Update Friday 6 May 2022

One person has died at a fire in a garage in Antibes. The body of a woman was found in the garage of a house on a road near the Chemin de Sainte-Claude Evening Update Friday 6 May 2022 Read More

06/05/2022

Fire in metro in Marseille

A fire has broken out at the Estrangin metro station in Marseille causing a section of line 1 to be closed. Fire in metro in Marseille Read More

06/05/2022

Reinforced drought alert

The Var prefecture has issued a reinforced drought alert with water restrictions imposed in three municipalities in the region. Reinforced drought alert Read More

06/05/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 6th May 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron has vowed to plough nearly 2 billion euros into supporting Ukraine in its fight with Russian armed forces. French and Riviera News Friday 6th May 2022 Read More

06/05/2022

Evening Update Thursday 5 May 2022

French minister for ecological transition Barbara Pompili has said that there is no need for people to rush to petrol stations in the event of an embargo on Russian oil. Evening Update Thursday 5 May 2022 Read More

05/05/2022

France’s Socialist party to reach agreement with far-left

France’s Socialist party and Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s far-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party have reached an agreement in principle to form an alliance for June’s parliamentary election. France’s Socialist party to reach agreement with far-left Read More

05/05/2022

Weather warning

The Alpes-Maritimes and the Var department have once again been placed on yellow weather alert with thunderstorms forecast inland. Weather warning Read More

05/05/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 5th May 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron has met with climate experts to prepare his "ecological plan”. The two-hour meeting took place at the Elysée on Wednesday and is part of a campaign placing the environment at the centre of his programme. French and Riviera News Thursday 5th May 2022 Read More

05/05/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 4 May 2022

French government spokesperson Gabriel Attal has said there will be no change in government ministers until the 13th of May Evening Update Wednesday 4 May 2022 Read More

04/05/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 4th May 2022

During a telephone conversation on Tuesday lunchtime French President Emmanuel Macron called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to "allow the continuation of the evacuations of the Azovstal factory" in Mariupol. French and Riviera News Wednesday 4th May 2022 Read More

04/05/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 3 May 2022

Emmanuel Macron's investiture ceremony will take place on Saturday, according to reports in French media Evening Update Tuesday 3 May 2022 Read More

03/05/2022

Lunchtime News Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Police in the Var have stepped up road checks following the deadly weekend on the region’s roads. Faced with the rise in accidents, 22 people have lost their lives in the department since the beginning of the year, the authorities are therefore striving to limit accidents by strengthening controls. Lunchtime News Tuesday 3rd May 2022 Read More

03/05/2022

French President Emmanuel Macron is to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin at noon today.

The French head of state has not spoken with his Russian counterpart since March 29th, before the discovery of the acts committed in Boutcha, in the suburbs of kyiv. French President Emmanuel Macron is to talk with Russian President Vladimir Putin at noon today. Read More

03/05/2022

Weather warning

The Alpes-Maritimes has been placed on a yellow weather warning with thunderstorms expected this afternoon. Weather warning Read More

03/05/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 3rd May 2022

Police in France have staged protests in dozens of cities in support of a colleague who was charged with "voluntary manslaughter" following the death of two men during an intervention on the Pont Neuf bridge in Paris French and Riviera News Tuesday 3rd May 2022 Read More

03/05/2022

Evening Update Monday 2 May 2022

Members of police unions have staged demonstrations in towns and cities across France today. They were protesting at charges being brought against a police officer who fatally shot two people in Paris Evening Update Monday 2 May 2022 Read More

02/05/2022

French and Riviera News Monday May 2nd 2022

More than 100,000 people marched through cities across France on Sunday May 1st as part of the traditional May Day rallies. French and Riviera News Monday May 2nd 2022 Read More

02/05/2022