Weather warning

Weather warning - Météo France has placed the Gard, the Bouches-du-Rhone and the Var on a yellow weather alert with thunderstorms forecast. The alert is in place from 2pm this afternoon through until 2am tomorrow morning.

Meanwhile winter has arrived in the Var with -6 degrees recorded at the weekend. After unusually mild temperatures for this time of year frost was present in many areas of the Var and for the past few days temperatures have been lower than normal for the season.

Last local news

Evening Update Friday 9 June 2023

President Macron has visited the victims of yesterday's attack in Annecy in hospital in Grenoble and in Annecy. He said afterwards that the news regar... Evening Update Friday 9 June 2023 Read More

09/06/2023

French and Riviera News Friday 9th June 2023

The four young children who were stabbed in a park in Annecy are reported to now be in a stable condition in hospital. Police overpowered and arrested... French and Riviera News Friday 9th June 2023 Read More

09/06/2023

Evening Update Thursday 8 June 2023

Six people, including four children, one of whom is British, have been injured in a knife attack in a park in the French alpine town of Annecy...