Events

Saint-Quentin: detaching license plate helps identify stolen car

In Saint-Quentin, the BAC anti-crime unit spotted a license plate coming loose and revealing another plate, making it possible to identify a stolen vehicle.

Trébeurden: legal battle over a garage after the former owner's mistake

The owner of a house in Trébeurden must lower the height of his garage or face referring the matter to the Council of State, after an association reported the violation.

Val-de-Marne: blood drives organized throughout November

The French Blood Establishment organizes several blood drives in Val-de-Marne in November and calls on residents to mobilize.

Nancy: association asks Museum-Aquarium to give up its animals

Animal rights association PAZ is taking the Nancy Museum-Aquarium to task and demanding it stop keeping around 3,000 live animals. Greater Nancy defends its facility.

Morbihan: 10 kg of drugs seized after traffic stop

The Morbihan gendarmerie arrested drug traffickers after a routine traffic stop, seizing ten kilos of narcotics.

Nice: two individuals attempt to break into the Matisse Museum, municipal police intervene

Two individuals, including one minor, managed to enter the Matisse Museum in Cimiez before municipal police, alerted by security staff, put an end to their intrusion.

Mers-les-Bains: imminent danger order after chimney cracking

In Mers-les-Bains, a security perimeter has been established and an imminent danger order issued due to a chimney threatening to collapse, preventing an occupant from returning home.

Mission report on the transposition of the "Platforms" directive

A mission issues its report on the transposition into French law of the European "Platforms" directive.

Trial of a man accused of killing his partner by running her over with a car

A man is on trial for killing his wife Sylvie by running her over with a car; the family denounces the failings that left her "in the hands of her murderer".

Marseille: man killed by gunfire at La Cayolle housing estate

Monday evening at the La Cayolle housing estate (9th arrondissement of Marseille), a 33-year-old man was shot dead and another victim seriously injured; the perpetrators are on the run.

Depressurization on a Transavia flight from Marrakech to Brest

Passengers on a Transavia flight connecting Marrakech to Brest experienced depressurization and an emergency landing, resulting in perforated eardrums and fainting spells.

Darmanin acknowledges prison overcrowding that "brings shame on France"

Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin, a guest on BFM-RMC on November 3, acknowledges that prison overcrowding has reached unacceptable levels in some facilities.

Accident on the RN2 between Laon and Soissons at Chavignon

An accident occurred this Tuesday morning on the RN2 in the Laon-Soissons direction at Chavignon, completely blocking traffic.

Traffic jams at entrances to Rouen

This Tuesday morning, November 3, major slowdowns are reported on the A13 and at the entrances to the Rouen metropolitan area.

Fuissé: fire partially destroys three terraced houses

A violent fire broke out on November 2 in the late afternoon in a house in Fuissé (Saône-et-Loire), before spreading to two adjacent buildings. Firefighters remain on site to monitor the area.

The world of books mobilizes against the drop in reading aids

The French Booksellers' Union, the Publishers' Union, the Society of Authors and other organizations launched the hashtag #SauvonsLaLecture to denounce a historic drop in public reading aids.

Jean Tirole argues for reforming investment in breakthrough technologies

In an essay, economist Jean Tirole and Karine Van Der Straeten call for a thorough overhaul of French investment policy in breakthrough technologies.

Butcher shop opens in Carignan with two Belgian owners

A couple from Belgium has opened the Albert butcher shop at 42 Hablot Street in Carignan, enriching the municipality's local businesses.

In Amiens, a former biscuit factory transformed into a cultural venue

Bertrand Boisselier and his team are transforming a former biscuit factory in Amiens into a venue combining cinema and music.

In the Vosges, a town hall puts up humorous signs against forest frolics

A commune in the Vosges has installed humorous signs to discourage romantic encounters in the forest.

Béziers: reclusive mother and daughter bequeath their fortune to the SPA

A 91-year-old mother and her 65-year-old daughter, found dead at their home in Béziers, had arranged for their assets to be transferred to the SPA.

Doctors at Sainte-Marie clinic ready to resign over transfer to hospital

Doctors at Sainte-Marie clinic are threatening to resign to oppose the transfer of their activity to the hospital.