https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A total of 63 towns and suburbs along the French Riviera, including Nice and Cannes are subject to a new weekend lockdown from Saturday, as well as the northern city of Dunkirk and its suburbs. Here is the full list of municipalities where the lockdown applies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210222/the-63-french-riviera-towns-and-suburbs-subject-to-weekend-lockdown Mon, 22 Feb 2021 21:38:48 +0100 the-63-french-riviera-towns-and-suburbs-subject-to-weekend-lockdown French rescue services stepped up their search efforts on Sunday after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing one person. https://www.thelocal.fr/20201003/in-pictures-residents-along-french-riviera-urged-to-stay-home-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc Sat, 03 Oct 2020 11:11:24 +0200 in-pictures-residents-along-french-riviera-urged-to-stay-home-as-torrential-rain-wreaks-havoc A mayor on the French island of Corsica on Monday became the third nationwide to announce a ban on burqinis, after violent clashes broke out, allegedly sparked by tourists taking pictures of women wearing the full-body swimsuit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/a-third-french-town-has-introduced-a-burqini-ban Mon, 15 Aug 2016 14:16:23 +0200 a-third-french-town-has-introduced-a-burqini-ban A noise that sounded like gunfire sparked panic at a French Riviera resort as people rushed to flee what they believed was a terror attack, causing a number of injuries, the fire service said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/firecrackers-spark-panic-at-french-riviera-resort Mon, 15 Aug 2016 12:20:57 +0200 firecrackers-spark-panic-at-french-riviera-resort Corsicans rallied on Sunday as tensions remained high on the French Mediterranean island after five people were injured and three cars burned in clashes between young locals and families of North African origin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160815/tensions-high-in-corsica-after-clashes-injure-five Mon, 15 Aug 2016 10:51:31 +0200 tensions-high-in-corsica-after-clashes-injure-five Residents of Nice dressed in white on Sunday to pay their respects to those killed in the Bastille Day truck attack. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160808/hundreds-dress-in-white-to-pay-homage-to-nice-attack-victims Mon, 08 Aug 2016 11:13:14 +0200 hundreds-dress-in-white-to-pay-homage-to-nice-attack-victims All 84 victims of the Nice truck attack have finally been identified, with almost half of them foreign nationals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/nearly-half-of-nice-attack-victims-were-foreigners Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:59:13 +0200 nearly-half-of-nice-attack-victims-were-foreigners Locals in Nice express their disgust towards the truck attacker by piling up garbage at the spot where he was killed by police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160719/garbage-and-stones-form-pile-of-hatred-for-nice-killer Tue, 19 Jul 2016 11:02:58 +0200 garbage-and-stones-form-pile-of-hatred-for-nice-killer The mayor of Nice is going to great lengths to stop a new mosque from opening, and looks set to sue the French state over it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160426/why-doesnt-nice-want-its-new-saudi-owned-mosque Tue, 26 Apr 2016 18:37:48 +0200 why-doesnt-nice-want-its-new-saudi-owned-mosque The devastating storms that lashed the French Riviera this weekend have left Marineland, the largest sea park in Europe under a sea of mud, with stingrays and sharks among the animals lost to the floods. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151005/riviera-marineland-park-ravaged-by-floods Mon, 05 Oct 2015 18:40:40 +0200 riviera-marineland-park-ravaged-by-floods Nine people in the Riviera resort of Cannes have been arrested on suspicion of looting in the wake of tragic floods which killed at least 18 people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151005/frances-deadly-floods-nine-arrested-for-looting Mon, 05 Oct 2015 12:09:42 +0200 frances-deadly-floods-nine-arrested-for-looting UPDATED: At least 16 people were killed in violent storms and flooding that struck the chic French Riviera overnight, with three people still missing, President François Hollande said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151004/13-dead-as-floods-ravage-french-riviera Sun, 04 Oct 2015 11:23:44 +0200 13-dead-as-floods-ravage-french-riviera A new survey has revealed that three French cities on the south coast are among the world's least friendly. But is it the tourists or the locals who are to blame? https://www.thelocal.fr/20150904/french-riviera-cities-among-worlds-least-friendly Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:53:42 +0200 french-riviera-cities-among-worlds-least-friendly UPDATED: Workers were busily returning a beach in southern France to its previous condition on Monday after the departure of Saudi King Salman, whose commandeering of the coastline had caused uproar among locals. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150803/saudi-king-leaves-france-riviera-beach-to-reopen Mon, 03 Aug 2015 10:28:43 +0200 saudi-king-leaves-france-riviera-beach-to-reopen Over 50,000 people have signed a petition to stop Saudi Royals from annexing a public Riviera beach so they can have it all to themselves during a visit to the south of France. Local authorities gave the family permission on the grounds of security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150724/50000-call-to-keep-french-beach-from-saudis Fri, 24 Jul 2015 15:46:00 +0200 50000-call-to-keep-french-beach-from-saudis French authorities have allowed an elevator to be installed on a public beach in the south of France to allow Saudi royals to get down to the sand more easily as locals continue to protest the fact they will be barred from the beauty spot. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150720/saudis-allowed-to-build-elevator-to-riviear-beach Mon, 20 Jul 2015 11:20:56 +0200 saudis-allowed-to-build-elevator-to-riviear-beach An impending visit from the Saudi royal family to the south of France has caused a stir after it was revealed the royals have commandeered a public beach so they can have it all to themselves. Apparently for the sake of security. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150716/riviera-beach-closed-for-saudi-royal-visit Thu, 16 Jul 2015 12:02:57 +0200 riviera-beach-closed-for-saudi-royal-visit A Frenchwoman dubbed the "black widow" of the Côte d'Azur stands accused of seducing several elderly men after meeting them through dating agencies and poisoning them. At least one of her victims died. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150630/the-story-of-the-riviera-murder-poison Tue, 30 Jun 2015 13:06:34 +0200 the-story-of-the-riviera-murder-poison Police in the south of France are investigating after it emerged on Monday that the body of a British man was washed up on the Côte d'Azur. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150330/body-of-british-man-washed-up-on-french-riviera Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:21:39 +0200 body-of-british-man-washed-up-on-french-riviera France raised the terror alert to the highest level for part of the south of the country including the Riviera on Wednesday, the day after a man wielding a knife attacked three soldiers in a suspected terrorist attack in Nice. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150204/france-puts-riviera-on-highest-terror-alert Wed, 04 Feb 2015 16:38:00 +0100 france-puts-riviera-on-highest-terror-alert