French Riviera local news

French Riviera local news | From 24 to 30/10

Evening Update Friday 28 October 2022

President Macron has announced a new plan aimed at curbing forest fires. During a meeting today with civil security representatives at the Elysees, he said that the French government will provide an additional 150 million euros to the departmental fire and rescue services Evening Update Friday 28 October 2022 Read More

28/10/2022

Mild weather to continue

As Meteo France predicts that the higher than normal temperatures in France will last at least until November 20th, the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) has already suggested that we're heading for a mercifully mild winter in Europe. Mild weather to continue Read More

28/10/2022

Fire breaks out in apartment in Nice this Friday morning

Eleven people have had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in an apartment in Nice this morning. Fire breaks out in apartment in Nice this Friday morning Read More

28/10/2022

French and Riviera News Friday 28th October 2022

The European Union has agreed on the end of the sale of thermal engine vehicles in 2035 in favour of 100% electric vehicles. French and Riviera News Friday 28th October 2022 Read More

28/10/2022

Evening Update Thursday 27 October 2022

French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has announced government assistance for certain businesses and communities to help with energy costs Evening Update Thursday 27 October 2022 Read More

27/10/2022

Taxi drivers reach an agreement

The president of the Nice taxi union has welcomed an agreement reached "jointly" this week. Taxi drivers reach an agreement Read More

27/10/2022

French and Riviera News Thursday 27th October 2022

From today October 27th laboratories in France will no longer transmit Covid test results. The monitoring of the covid epidemic is over, at least for the time being. French and Riviera News Thursday 27th October 2022 Read More

27/10/2022

Evening Update Wednesday 26 October 2022

French train operator SNCF has been found guilty of offences relating to a train crash in 2013 in which seven people died and several hundred were injured Evening Update Wednesday 26 October 2022 Read More

26/10/2022

French and Riviera News Wednesday 26th October 2022

As part of an ongoing investigation into the former French health minister Angès Buzyn and her handling of the covid epidemic, the ex-Minister has confirmed that she "warned” French President Emmanuel Macron and at the time French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe in January 2020, but “nobody cared and she was not being heard ” French and Riviera News Wednesday 26th October 2022 Read More

26/10/2022

Evening Update Tuesday 25 October 2022

A 21 year old man has been sentenced to one year in prison for a social network post referencing the Nice attack of July 2016 Evening Update Tuesday 25 October 2022 Read More

25/10/2022

Russian and Ukrainian hand in hand

A Russian and a Ukrainian have posed hand in hand, a meaningful moment which was captured during a recent concert given by the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra. Russian and Ukrainian hand in hand Read More

25/10/2022

WhatsApp down

Thousands of Internet users, in France, but also in Europe and all over the world, have experienced a breakdown in the WhatsApp messaging service. WhatsApp down Read More

25/10/2022

French and Riviera News Tuesday 25th October 2022

Since Monday October 24th, the main vaccination centre in Nice located in Rue Hancy has been offering doses of “updated booster” covid vaccines. French and Riviera News Tuesday 25th October 2022 Read More

25/10/2022

Evening Update Monday 24 October 2022

A French government body has recommended the wearing of a mask in certain situations to reduce the incidence of Covid-19 Evening Update Monday 24 October 2022 Read More

24/10/2022

French and Riviera News Monday 24th October 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron will today meet with Pope Francis. Macron is in Rome for the start of a three-day peace summit and is set to deliver a speech at the opening of the annual event alongside the presidents of Italy and Niger. French and Riviera News Monday 24th October 2022 Read More

24/10/2022