Reinforced drought alert - The Var prefecture has issued a reinforced drought alert with water restrictions imposed in three municipalities in the region. Plan d'Aups, Riboux and Saint-Zacharie are affected by water restrictions after an enhanced drought alert was triggered. This means that there is a ban on watering between 9am and 7pm, washing vehicles and filling private swimming pools.
The Regional Health Agency (ARS) reports 124 chikungunya cases in southern France as of Monday, with major clusters in the Var. ...
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France is set for one of its biggest strike days in years as around 800,000 people are expected to protest nationwide today, Thursday 18th September, ...
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A 19-year-old woman has been jailed for complicity in attempted murder after last week’s knife attack at a horticultural high school in Antibes, Alpes...
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A suspected arsonist has been arrested after six fires broke out within an hour in the village of Châteauneuf-Villevieille, near Nice, on Tuesday even...
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A water leak has led police to discover a squat filled with drugs, weapons, and cash in Nice.
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