French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 22 to 28/05

Evening Update Friday 26th May 2023

The mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi, has passed a municipal decree banning the controversial comedian Dieudonné from performing in the city this weekend. Evening Update Friday 26th May 2023 Read More

26/05/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 26th May 2023

French police have charged five soldiers over the deaths of 27 people who sank while trying to cross the English Channel on 24 November 2021. French and Riviera News Friday 26th May 2023 Read More

26/05/2023

Kidnapping alert

A kidnapping alert has been triggered by the French government. The alert was issued on Thursday evening May 25th, following the abduction in Fontaine in the Isère region, of 10-year-old Eya, who is believed to have taken by her father, 53-year-old Khaled Sassi. Kidnapping alert Read More

26/05/2023

Evening Update Thursday 25th May 2023

A young man is in a serious condition in hospital after suffering a 10-metre fall from the ferris wheel in Antibes in the early hours of this morning. Evening Update Thursday 25th May 2023 Read More

25/05/2023

French and Riviera News Thursday 25th May 2023

Police in Paris have opened an investigation after a man was shot dead on Wednesday afternoon in the middle of a street in the French capital. French and Riviera News Thursday 25th May 2023 Read More

25/05/2023

Evening Update Wednesday 24th May 2023

The Var has again been placed on a yellow weather alert by Météo France this afternoon. Storms are forecast in the region around Brignoles, Barjols and Saint-Maximin. Evening Update Wednesday 24th May 2023 Read More

24/05/2023

Man steals 50,000 euros worth of equipment and wine from beach restaurant during Film Festival

A man posing as an employee in uniform, has managed to steal 50,000 euros worth of equipment and wine from a beach in Cannes during the Film Festival. Man steals 50,000 euros worth of equipment and wine from beach restaurant during Film Festival Read More

24/05/2023

French and Riviera News Wednesday 24th May 2023

The medical profession in France is in shock following the death of a 38-year-old nurse and the hospitalisation of a medical secretary in a knife attack at the University hospital of Reims on Monday. French and Riviera News Wednesday 24th May 2023 Read More

24/05/2023

Evening Update Tuesday 23rd May 2023

A people-smuggler has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison for transporting migrants in his van across the border from Italy into France. Evening Update Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Read More

23/05/2023

French and Riviera News Tuesday 23rd May 2023

Police have opened an investigation “for attempted murder” following an attack on a nurse and a medical secretary by a 59-year-old man at the University Hospital of Reims. The attack occurred shortly before 1.30pm on Monday in a changing room of the hospital. French and Riviera News Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Read More

23/05/2023

Evening Update Monday 22nd May 2023

The organisers of the Cannes Film Festival have apologised to a disabled actress, who was turned away from a screening by security guards for dress-code reasons. Evening Update Monday 22nd May 2023 Read More

22/05/2023

Tax declarations

The deadline for the income tax declaration in paper format, is tonight Monday 22nd May, at midnight. Online tax declarations have been mandatory since 2019, but taxpayers who do not have internet access or who are unable to use the online declaration service can still opt for the paper form. Tax declarations Read More

22/05/2023

Missing person

Police in the Var have appealed following the worrying disappearance of 51-year-old Daniel Ventre, who has not been seen since May 12th. Missing person Read More

22/05/2023

Woman bursts onto the red carpet in Cannes

A woman dressed in the colours of the Ukrainian flag has burst onto the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. Woman bursts onto the red carpet in Cannes Read More

22/05/2023

French and Riviera News Monday 22nd May 2023

Three young people in their twenties have died after their vehicle was targeted by Kalashnikov fire in Marseille at the weekend. The shooting occurred in the 11th arrondissement, in the early hours of Sunday morning. French and Riviera News Monday 22nd May 2023 Read More

22/05/2023