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'Womens' shorts were not the reason for Riviera attack'

Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:28:05 +0200

UPDATED: A French mother whose family were attacked on the Riviera by a group of young men has denied the motive for the assault was the fact the women were wearing shorts, as was initially claimed.

France foils jihadist plan to attack naval base

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 16:20:24 +0100

Authorities in France have arrested a man who has links to an Isis jihadist in Syria and admitted to a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources have said.

Toulon's Wilkinson announces retirement

Mon, 19 May 2014 14:40:00 +0200

Jonny Wilkinson announced on Monday that he will retire from rugby after Toulon's European and French Cup finals. Wilkinson thanked his French fans in Toulon for all the support they had given him over the years.

Wilkinson marries in secret French wedding

Tue, 29 Oct 2013 09:40:35 +0100

England rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson has wed his long term partner in a private ceremony on the French Riviera a local mayor revealed this week.

Wilkinson trumps Sexton in five-try Toulon romp

Sat, 24 Aug 2013 11:47:00 +0200

Jonny Wilkinson brilliantly outshone fellow British and Irish Lion fly-half Jonathan Sexton as European champions Toulon routed Racing-Metro 41-14 in the French Top 14 on Friday.

'Marine drones' tested in Toulon

Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:35:00 +0200

An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port these past few days with new robots being tested for potential future naval use to combat threats

'Black panthers' spotted on the French Riviera

Fri, 05 Jul 2013 11:06:40 +0200

Police on the French Riviera are hunting one or even two black panthers after several reported sightings of the wild cat in recent days. The alert comes as authorities in the south of France are still trying to track down a fugitive brown bear.

Man behind French 'heist of century' hangs self

Sat, 04 May 2013 12:50:00 +0200

Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison, sources close to the investigation said Saturday.

Three Americans killed in France private jet crash

Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:19:00 +0200

Three Americans were killed on Friday when their private jet broke up and burst into flames on landing at an airport in the south of France, a police source told AFP.

Toulon website man held over 'al-Qaeda funding'

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 13:33:00 +0200

A Tunisian administrator of a French website was in custody Wednesday after being charged in connection with financing and recruiting for Al-Qaeda and other Islamist extremist groups, prosecutors said.