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A soldier has died in the Var after being hit by a train. He was in a group of soldiers who had been ordered to cross the track near Puget-sur-Argens during a training exercise last night
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The Monaco government has announced a €30 million euro plan to cap energy prices for businesses and individuals. The Minister of State Pierre Dartout believes this policy will safeguard resident’s purchasing power and the competitiveness of companies in the Principality, insisting that without the caps consumers would have had to suffer an increase of 75% on average for electricity prices.
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The Monaco government has announced a tariff shield and measures to control energy consumption. The tariff shield will be applied from January 1 , 2023. It will cap the rate of increase in energy prices at 15% for households and small businesses and 35% on the yellow tariff and 45% on the green tariff for large companies and large consumers
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More and more families in the region are finding themselves in a precarious situation due to rising living costs. A report in Nice Matin suggests that families are being forced to prioritise eating or heating, while local charities are struggling to support people in need.
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The first results of an investigation into the death of a teenager at Le-Cannet-des-Maures railway station in the Var have been released
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France has rejected asylum applications from 44 of the 234 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean by the Ocean Viking NGO ship. Speaking in parliament yesterday, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said they will be deported "as soon as their health allows," adding that others could also be sent home as more asylum claims are examined.
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French Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Bechu has said that it will be necessary to “get used to” restrictions on water consumption
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Petrol and diesel prices in France are set to rise from tomorrow. The 30 centime subsidy put in place by the government will be reduced to 10 centimes, while the 20 centime reduction at TotalEnergy stations will also be stopped.
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The UK and France have announced a new agreement aimed at reducing the number of migrants crossing the English Channel in small boats
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France and Britain are set to agree on a Channel migrant deal this week where the French will put more police on the beaches, pledge to stop more small boats leaving and establish a joint control centre.
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