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Evening Update Friday 12 May 2023

Todays volatile weather conditions, which include thunderstorms and rain in some parts, have been welcomed, as many parts of the Cote d’Azur struggle to deal with potential drought this summer. The Var, Alpes Maritimes and Bouches-du-Rhône are all on water restrictions, which include ... ... Evening Update Friday 12 May 2023 Read More

12/05/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 12th May 2023

The French national financial prosecutor’s office has announced its to seek a trial which would see former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and 13 others face charges that his 2007 presidential campaign received millions in illegal financing from the government of late Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. French and Riviera News Friday 12th May 2023 Read More

12/05/2023

Evening Update Thursday 11 May 2023

Water restrictions are to come into force in Monaco with immediate effect starting this weekend. It will mean a limit on .. .. Evening Update Thursday 11 May 2023 Read More

11/05/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 11th May 2023

According to a new survey "L'Opinion en direct" conducted by the Elabe Institute, due to inflation in France, 8 out of 10 French people have had to give up at least one category of expenditure in recent months be it food, shopping, or a holiday. French and Riviera News Thursday 11th May 2023 Read More

11/05/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 10 May 2023

France is to introduce a range of digital measures to protect young or other vulnerable internet users. The measures include allowing the regulator to block, without a judge's decision, pornographic sites that do not ... ... Evening Update Wednesday 10 May 2023 Read More

10/05/2023

Weather warning

The hinterland of the Alpes-Maritimes has been placed on yellow weather alert with thunderstorms forecast. Stormy showers are expected over the entire department, except on the coastal area Weather warning Read More

10/05/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 10th May 2023

After announcing on Tuesday plans to crack down on tax evasion the French government has spoken of the introduction of cross-checks of data between the tax service and airline companies. French and Riviera News Wednesday 10th May 2023 Read More

10/05/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 09 May 2023

More details are emerging on the deaths of two pensioners, whose bodies were discovered at their home in Grasse at the weekend. They were discovered by their nurse on Saturday morning, with fatal injuries on ... ... Evening Update Tuesday 09 May 2023 Read More

09/05/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 9th May 2023

The French government is to present today Tuesday 9th May, its battle plan against tax evasion. Gabriel Attal plans to harden sanctions and increase the efficiency of tracking down tax evaders. French and Riviera News Tuesday 9th May 2023 Read More

09/05/2023

Evening Update Monday 8th May 2023

French President Emmanuel Macron is attending a tribute to the French Resistance leader Jean Moulin taking place in Lyon. When Moulin was captured in 1943, he was personally interrogated by the head of German secret police Kaus Barbie also known as .. .. Evening Update Monday 8th May 2023 Read More

08/05/2023

Weather warning

Météo France has placed the Var and the Alpes Maritimes on a yellow storm alert from 2pm to 7pm. Weather warning Read More

08/05/2023

May 8th

Following this morning’s traditional victory ceremony for May 8th in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Lyon this afternoon to pay tribute to Jean Moulin and the Resistance. May 8th Read More

08/05/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 8th May 2023

A man who reportedly rushed towards police brandishing an iron bar and a knife has been seriously injured after police opened fire. French and Riviera News Monday 8th May 2023 Read More

08/05/2023