Barnier Aims to Kill More Wolves. Would it Help Farmers? - Prime Minister Michel Barnier advocates for increasing wolf culling to protect livestock, citing significant damage to farms, particularly in the Alpes-Maritimes where 772 wolf attacks occurred in 2023. He views this as a key moment to raise "culling capacity" and sees less ideological resistance at the European level. However, environmental groups argue that killing wolves destabilizes their packs, leading to inexperienced wolves attacking livestock instead of wild prey.
Traffic is still disrupted early this evening on the A8 motorway near Antibes after a major vehicle fire earlier today. The carriageway in the directi...
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French police have arrested two men suspected of involvement in the spectacular €88 million jewel theft from the Louvre museum in Paris last week. ...
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The Alpes-Maritimes Prefecture has issued a warning about sea conditons
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Storm Benjamin swept across France on Thursday, battering much of the country with winds exceeding 160 km/h and leaving one person dead in Corsica. By...
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The Var and the Alpes-Maritimes are on Meteo France alerts for high winds until eight o’clock this evening as Storm Benjamin passes through our region...
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