France's winter energy forecast better than last year - The head of France's energy distributor, Enedis, says the outlook for this coming winter is more positive than last year - with a very low risk of power cuts. However, she said households in France should prepare for electricity price rises this winter. Marianne Laigneau said the forecast for electricity production this winter is good. Much of the concern last year surrounding electricity production was due to the combined effect of the war in Ukraine and ongoing maintenance at France’s ageing nuclear reactors.
Man arrested after stand-off in Nice apartment - A man has been arrested in Nice after barricading himself into his home on Boulevard de Riquier yesterday afternoon. A large security perimeter was set up in the neighbourhood as RAID officers, an elite unit of the national police, attended the scene, near Place Max Barel. Police intervened as they feared he was potentially armed and dangerous. It's reported that he had threatened to attack his partner and their children. The security perimeter was lifted shortly after 4pm after the man's arrest.
Man drowns in Antibes - A 38-year-old man, believed to be of Spanish nationality, has drowned in the sea at Antibes. Firefighters pulled the man’s body from the sea at La Fontonne beach in Antibes. They were called out yesterday lunchtime after they were alerted by passers-by. An investigation has begun to determine what happened.
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