A heatwave is expected to affect much of France over the coming days. Meteo France have a Yellow warning for heat in place in the Var and the Alpes-Maritimes from midday to at least midnight tomorrow. It said that "drier and extremely hot weather" will set in over the country from tomorrow. The first regions to be affected are Occitanie, the Mediterranean and the Rhone Valley. Meteo France said that the heat episode will start mainly from Friday and will last until the beginning of next week with a peak of intensity expected around Monday to Tuesday.
Train services between Nice and Monaco have been disrupted early this evening because of an obstacle on the line at Eze station. There have also been problems with signalling equipment between Nice and Monaco. The SNCF have said that services are expected to gradually return to normal.
A man in his fifties is in a serious condition after a diving accident in Beaulieu-sur-Mer this morning. He was taken to hospital in Nice. The exact circumstances surrounding the accident are currently being established.
Five people have been arrested after another fatal shooting in Marseille. According to local reports a man in his twenties died after being shot at point blank range in the 14th arrondissement yesterday evening.
A man in his forties has died in Frejus after the scooter he was riding was involved in a collision. He was apparently not wearing a crash helmet at the time of the accident on avenue du General Norbert Riera.
One person is still missing after a small plane disappeared off the coast of the Loire-Atlantique in western France
