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Authorities in Nice have opened an emergency response centre to keep a close eye on the bad weather that's affecting the Riviera today and tomorrow.
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Nicole Belloubet has been appointed France’s Minister of Education replacing Oudéa-Castéra. The former Justice Minister from 2017 to 2020 was appointed by French Prime Minister Gabirel Attal on Thursday and will replace Amélie Oudéa-Castéra who had only stayed in office for barley a month and was hit by a recent scandal after removing her own children from a state school and moving them into a private education establishment. Oudéa-Castéra will however, keep the sports and Olympic division of the educational ministry.
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A man has been questioned by police after 117 dead cats were found on his property in La-Roquette-sur-Siagne.
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The Charles-III college in Monaco had to be evacuated on Wednesday and ten people were taken to hospital as a precaution after technicians, who were carrying out standard maintenance at the time, noticed toxic smoke coming from one of the technical rooms of the establishment’s swimming pool.
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France’s Public Health Agency has announced that more than 5,000 deaths in 2023 in France, were linked to the heatwaves. Three deaths out of 100 observed during the summer were attributable to the heat, which represents a little more than 5,000 deaths, mainly among those over 75.
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The organizing committee for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is putting new tickets on sale today from 10am. Almost half of the tickets going on sale will be less than 100 euros and the vast majority will concern events in the Ile-de-France.
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Prosecutors are investigating two suspected cases of femicide in the Paca region in recent days.
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A law which protects the image rights of children on the internet has been adopted in France. The law will require that parent’s take into account the child's "right to image" and "private life".
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A sensitive subject will this month be presented to the administrative court in Nice concerning the one-way road system on the port.
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A teenager has been killed in Montpellier. The 16-year-old was stabbed to death in the street on Tuesday evening at around 6.30pm when fight broke out between two groups of teenagers.
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Four months to the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, a ceremony to pay tribute to the French victims will take place today Wednesday 7th February at Les Invalides in the French capital, with a speech at midday from French President Emmanuel Macron.
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A group of travellers who have been seeking a place to park their caravans around Cannes and Mandelieu since last weekend have settled in a municipal car park in La Bocca.
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Almost a month after the appointment of Gabriel Attal as France’s Prime Minister at Matignon, the French government reshuffle is expected to be finalised today Tuesday, February 6th.
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Teachers in our region are on strike again today Tuesday 6th February, following industrial action last Tuesday 1st February. Gatherings are planned on the Place Garibaldi in Nice.
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A man known to police for sexual assaults in several French cities, has been arrested by police in the Var after attempting to kidnap a 10-year-old child near her school on Monday morning.
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French President Emmanuel Macron has wished King Charles III “a speedy recovery” after news broke on Monday that he had been diagnosed with cancer. In a post on social network X Macron said, “our thoughts are with the British people”.
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Three of the 14 monkeys stolen from a zoo in the Var last month have been found in Marseille.
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It’s congratulations to swimmer Lisa Pou who has become the first Monegasque athlete to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Pou validated her attendance to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games after the 10 km swim at the world championships, on Saturday in Doha.
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An Irish rugby fan has been rescued by the police after suffering from hypothermia in the Old Port in Marseille. Two rescue teams and sniffer dogs were mobilised to hoist the individual weighing 110 kilos onto dry land.
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The end of last week marked an easing on French farmers protests across France however, the president of the farmers union Arnaud Rousseau did reiterate that the “suspension” of their movement, which led to most motorways being unblocked, did not mean an end to protests and this morning from 3am angry farmers blocked a Casino and Lidl purchasing centre in Aix.
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Parking rates for SUVs in the French capital are set to increase after Parisians gave their seal of approval. The move triples parking rates for cars weighing 1.6 tonnes or more to €18 an hour in inner Paris.
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