Train line to reopen - An SNCF line between the Gard and the Vaucluse is to resume service from today Monday 29th August. Closed for 50 years the line which connects Pont-Saint-Esprit, Avignon and Nîmes is expected to welcome 200,000 passengers a year and will allow the 75,000 inhabitants of the northeast of Nîmes to save up to 40% in travel time to get to Avignon, compared to a rush hour car journey.
Météo-France has declared the recent heatwave as an “exceptional episode,” lasting 11 days and ranking as the second-longest in August after 2003. Sou...
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A mother and her two daughters have narrowly escaped after masked attackers set fire to their apartment early today in Grasse....
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A landslide on the RN 205 near Chamonix in the Haute-Savoie has killed two passengers and seriously injured the driver. Traffic has reopened but the a...
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Due to a yellow storm alert, all parks, gardens, and the coastal path are closed today in Nice.
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French MP Éric Ciotti is set to stand trial on the 27th of March 2026 over allegations linked to defamation, following a complaint made by Christian E...
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