Events

Dunkerque: two colleagues tried for violence and harassment

In Dunkerque, two lovers and work colleagues clashed in court during a trial over facts of violence and harassment.

Falaise: gendarme loses case over compulsory transfer

The urgent applications judge of the Caen administrative court dismissed the former commander of the Falaise brigade who was challenging his compulsory transfer, while partially suspending his assignment to Ouistreham.

Antibes: motorcyclist injured in collision with car

In Antibes, a collision between a car and a motorcycle at the entrance to a service station left one person with minor injuries, taken to La Fontonne hospital.

Château-Thierry: launch of industry month with Générations Emploi Futur

In Château-Thierry, the Générations Emploi Futur operation launched industry month, bringing together participants aged 16 to 25 and over 50 around industrial employment.

In Paris, the portrait of a "street chief" of an Albanian pimp network

A portrait describes the role of Mariela, a zealous "street chief" within an Albanian pimping network in Paris. The network is described as particularly lucrative.

Fire at Seveso-classified Constellium plant in Biesheim, blaze under control

A fire broke out in the night of November 2 to 3 at the Constellium aluminum plant in Biesheim (Haut-Rhin). The fire is out, no injuries are reported, and damage assessment is ongoing.

Thumeries: family left without housing after garage fire

A fire destroyed the garage of a home in Thumeries (Nord), leaving a family without housing.

Paris Museum of Modern Art dedicates retrospective to Kerry James Marshall

The Paris museum presents the first retrospective dedicated to American artist Kerry James Marshall, whose work questions the absence of Black bodies in art history.

Blérancourt: 22 exhibitors expected at third producers' market

The municipality of Blérancourt expects 22 producers for the third edition of its monthly market, against 12 at the launch in September.

Sluggish restart of CFA Jean-Bosco electric scooter project

The project to make 147 electric scooters available across 13 sites of CFA Jean-Bosco, including the one in Bohain-en-Vermandois, presented at a relaunch in 2025, is struggling to materialize.

Saint-Malo: mother on trial for refusing to present her son to his grandparents

A mother from Ille-et-Vilaine was tried in Saint-Malo court for not presenting her 10-year-old son to his grandparents, a decision she says she made to protect the child.

Cat found dead in hold after Nice-Brussels flight

A 29-year-old passenger found one of her two cats dead in its transport crate after a Nice-Brussels flight on October 30, 2026. Brussels Airlines has opened an investigation.

Near Albi: pump price error causes a queue

A gas station near Albi displayed SP95 at 1.16 euros per liter instead of 2.16 euros, causing a long queue before the error was corrected.

Calais: mother's body hidden by daughter discovered by police

In Calais, a woman's body was found in a home on November 4, 2026, her daughter keeping it upstairs without reporting the death.

Six Picasso engravings stolen in Mougins found, eight suspects arrested

Six authentic Picasso engravings, estimated at 130,000 euros, had been stolen on October 1 from a restaurant in Mougins. The Cannes gendarmerie recovered the works and arrested eight men in the west of the department.

Paris: four-month suspended sentence for stabbing a bicycle delivery driver

A 39-year-old craftsman was sentenced on Wednesday to four months in prison with a suspended sentence for stabbing a bicycle delivery driver during an altercation last August in Paris.

Wind power developer offers €400 per household to convince residents

A wind farm developer is offering €400 per household to local residents to secure their support for the project. The practice illustrates the difficulties of local acceptance of wind power.

Sekoia documents Russian cyberespionage campaign targeting phones

French cybersecurity company Sekoia has documented a Russian cyberespionage campaign targeting mobile phones via compromised websites.

Anasse Kazib defends general strike and revolutionary ecology in Reporterre

In an interview with Reporterre, the railway worker and Révolution Permanente presidential candidate discusses the ongoing struggle and defends the general strike and revolutionary ecology.

Maine-et-Loire: turret radar set on fire on departmental road 770, investigation opened

During the night of November 4 to 5, a turret radar was deliberately set on fire on departmental road 770 between Vern-d'Anjou and Le Lion-d'Angers. The gendarmerie has opened an investigation.

The Rio-Paris crash trial as told by lawyer David Koubbi

In the podcast "Intérieur Crime", criminal lawyer David Koubbi looks back on his involvement as counsel for civil parties in the trial of the AF447 Rio-Paris air disaster.

In the Eure department, preventing intrafamily violence goes through shopping carts

The Vallée de l'Eure mobile territorial brigade uses shopping carts to raise public awareness about violence against women.

Domestic violence: 285,000 victims recorded in 2025, a 5% increase

Law enforcement agencies recorded 285,000 victims of domestic violence in 2025, representing a 5% increase over one year, following a period of decline.

Emmanuel Macron faces the return of unions to protest

Analysis of the relationship between Emmanuel Macron and trade unions, as the head of state struggles to contain social unrest since 2023.