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Nice Mayor Christian Estrosi has been involved in helping to bring the father of the child who died after being hit by a scooter to be with his family in Nice
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The Peno beach in Carqueiranne in the Var has banned bathers from swimming in the sea today due to pollution.
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Four people including three young teenagers have been arrested after starting several fires in dustbins in the city of Toulon in the Var on Thursday evening.
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Parents of students have launched a collective action against the French State for teachers who are not replaced. The group estimates that 79,000 hours of lessons are lost during the school year due to teachers not being replaced.
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Strike action is expected this weekend at several French airports, including Charles-de-Gaulle and Orly in Paris as firefighters demand a wage increase.
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The subjects for this year’s brevet currently being taken by college students across France have been leaked.
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The child knocked down by an electric scooter in Nice yesterday has died. He was hit by the scooter on the Promenade des Anglais at about 7.30pm yesterday evening
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A body partially buried in concrete has been discovered in the cellar of a bar in the centre of Nice. Investigators made the discovery on Wednesday evening at the Atrium bar on the Rue de France.
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Due to strike action by the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport firefighters, 10% of flights departing from or arriving at the airport are cancelled this Thursday.
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale, has been felt in the Charente department in southwestern France.
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The only surviving attacker from the group which carried out the November 2015 Paris attacks has been found guilty of terrorism and murder charges.
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A court in Paris is expected to deliver its verdict today in the trial of Salah Abdeslam and other defendants in connection with their alleged involvement in the Paris attacks of November 2015
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Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire is considering an extension "until the end of the year" of the 18-cent discount on petrol prices.
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An 87-year-old man has died in a road accident on the A8 motorway. The fatal accident occurred on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 4pm between Antibes and Cannes at the Piccolaret motorway service area, in Mougins, westbound.
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Traffic has been seriously disrupted in this evening's rush hour because of torrential rain affecting many parts of our region. A serious accident involving a car and a truck on the A8 motorway has caused significant delays on the side of the motorway towards Aix-en-Provence
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A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead in Arles in the Bouches de Rhone. The shooting occurred on Sunday evening in a district renowned for its drug trafficking.
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Postponed for two years due to the health crisis, the summer events organized by the town hall of Monaco are back in their entirety.
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The head of the United Nations has warned the world’s seas are in crisis as an international conference aimed at restoring the health of our oceans got underway on Monday in Portugal.
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Nine people have been arrested suspected of being involved in this vast traffic of luxury watches. The arrests come as part of an investigation launched in the summer of 2021 and initiated by the judicial police of Nice.
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Météo France has placed the Alpes-Maritimes on yellow weather alert with thunderstorms and heavy rain forecast.
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Strike action today from France Télévisions and Radio France - Employees of the public audio-visual sector of France Télévisions and Radio France have called for strike action today Tuesday 28th June, to demand the maintenance of public funding for broadcasting, after the announced end to the license fee.
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Mayor of Nice and President of the Nice Cote d'Azur Metropolis Christian Estrosi has recommended the wearing of masks on public transport
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Nice city council has called for vigilance after several people were rescued while swimming in the sea this morning. Due to the rough seas, the yellow flag was hoisted at the lifeguard stations on the Promenade des Anglais.
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Police have discovered nearly 40 kilos of cannabis in a cellar in Toulon in the Var.
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The French government has proposed to cap the increase in rents at 3.5% for one year. The measure would serve to limit the impact of inflation on tenants. The National Housing Council is due to deliver its opinion this afternoon.
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A swimmer has reportedly gone missing after being caught in a sea swell on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. The incident occurred at around 5pm on Sunday afternoon when witnesses spotted the swimmer get into difficulty near Magnan beach.
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