News
Parking in Nice - This Friday 10th December, the local council in Nice is to vote on new parking rules in the city which should come into force in early January. The main change being voted on is the charge of a fine increasing from 16 to 25 euros with at the same time a reduction in the hourly rate by 8%, or 10 cents less per hour. While maintaining the daily 30 minutes free and an hour on Saturday.
Minimum service during strike action from bin collectors in Marseille – Local officials of Aix-Marseille have asked for a minimum service to be maintained following strike action from the city's bin collectors. In a press conference on Thursday officials threatened the intervention of police officers should the situation "not improve with at least a minimum service during negotiations".
Tunnel reopen completely - From this morning Friday 10th December, the Liautaud tunnel in Nice is to reopen. Closed following an incident during works being carried out some sections had been reopened with the tunnel completely reopened from 6am today. The closure had caused major traffic jams during rush hour.
Chemists to open on Sunday for vaccinations - France's minister of health Olivier Veran has announced that pharmacists "who wish" will now be able to open every Sunday in December and January to vaccinate against Covid-19.
France has said that it will not join a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. Speaking on Thursday French President Emmanuel Macron called such a move "insignificant". Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian, meanwhile, said Paris was still seeking a common EU stance on the issue. The US, Australia and Britain are among several Western nations that have said they will not send officials to the 2022 Winter Olympics in order to send China a message over its human rights record.
A French woman has been fined €1,200 for causing a huge crash at the Tour de France by waving a cardboard sign in the riders' path. The woman, 31, was also ordered to pay a symbolic one euro fine to France's professional cyclist association. The identity of the woman was withheld after she was targeted by a torrent of online abuse. Video footage of the incident, which took place in June, has been shared widely online.
American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first U.S.-born pope and signalling continuity with Pope Francis’...
Read More
A Polish man in his forties has been hospitalized in Valence after enduring a harrowing journey between two TGV carriages from Paris. ...
Read More
Cloudy with sunny intervals. Light rain is forecast for the Var region with moderate to strong winds. Highs of 17 degrees in Monaco and Saint-Tropez, ...
Read More
White smoe Is billowing from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel meaning A new pope has just been chosen! 133 cardinals have gathered in the Sistine cha...
Read More
No new pope has been elected yet, as black smoke signalled another inconclusive vote during the conclave in the morning of Thursday the 8th of May. ...
Read More
