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. The child's family are of Ukrainian origin and the 5 year old's father is still in Ukraine. Speaking to BFM-TV the mayor said that he had been in touch with authorities in the country with a view to assisting the father's journey to Nice which the mayor said should happen in the coming days. Meanwhile, the deputy prosecutor of Nice said this afternoon that the driver of the scooter which struck the child will appear before a judge with a view to being charged with manslaughter.
The town hall of Cannes is increasing the staff and resources of the municipal police for the summer season. As from today, a brigade of 23 municipal officers on mountain bikes will be reinforcing surveillance of the coast during the day and also during the evening on fireworks evenings. Seven first aid stations are being activated on the Cannes coast. Twelve additional agents on average each night will join the municipal staff. Two municipal police officers from the environment brigade will also stationed every day on Sainte-Marguerite Island for the prevention of forest fires and the fight against incivility.
At least 10% of French maternity wards are in a state of partial closure according to a union representing midwives. The ONSSF said that problems were being caused by a lack of staff including difficulties of replacing midwives during the summer.
Five forest massifs in the Var have been classified as at "severe" risk of fire today and the Prefecture says that access is not recommended. A further four massifs are at "moderate" risk. Access details for the massifs, safety instructions, work regulations and other matters can be found on the Prefecture's website www.var.gouv.fr
BUSINESS
Inflation in the Eurozone has hit a record high of 8.6% in the year to June according to an estimate by EU statistic's agency Eurostat. It increased from 8.1% in May.
Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector slowed in June according to a widely watched survey. S&P Global said that the weaker economic outlook, the war in Ukraine and raw material shortages led to a reduction in demand. New orders contracted in June for the first time in 17 months and business optimism fell to its lowest since May 2020,
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Tennis.... Number three seed Ons Jabur is through to the next round at Wimbledon after defeating French player Diane Parry 6-2 6-3. Britain's Heather Watson beat Slovenia's Kaja Juvan by two sets to love. Jeļena Ostapenko defeated Romanian player Irina-Camelia Begu. Angelique Kerber is out of Wimbledon after being beaten by Elise Mertens.
Cricket...It's the first day of the England against India Test match. India went into bat but rain stopped play when they were 53 for 2 and lunch was taken early but resumed early in the afternoon.
Football... Tottenham have signed Brazil forward Richarlison from Everton on a five-year deal. He scored 43 goals in 135 league appearances for the Liverpool club after joining from Watford in 2018.
Cycling... This year's Tour de France has got underway in Copenhagen today. The first stage is a 13.2km course around the Danish City.
Meanwhile, police say 14 locations across six countries have been searched as they investigate possible cycling doping offences. Officers from France, Belgium, Spain, Croatia, Italy, Poland and Slovenia were involved in the raids which took place earlier this week.
Over 500 taxi drivers are striking on Monday the 19th of May, in the Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes departments to protest new health insur...
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Flights cancelled at Paris-Orly today - Airline companies at Paris-Orly Airport have been asked to cancel 15% of their flights this Monday, May 19, be...
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Sunny with light winds. Highs of 21 degrees in Monaco, Nice, Menton and Saint-Tropez. Highs of 22 degrees in Cannes and Antibes. ...
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A man has fallen to his death after apparently climbing up the front of his apartment building in Marseille. ...
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Cagnes-sur-Mer council has decided to temporarily close two of the town’s beaches due to suspected oil pollution. The slick was observed off the coast...
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