Events

Climate: according to Météo France, Montpellier could experience Andalusia's climate by 2050

Florence Vaysse, territorial representative of Météo France, explains the evolution of the climate in Montpellier after a scorching summer and evokes a climate close to that of Andalusia by 2050.

Toulouse: fake police scam claims 78-year-old victim

The National Police is relaying the case of a 78-year-old victim in Toulouse, targeted by calls from fake police officers warning of a supposed financial scandal and pressured to empty her safe of gold bars.

Tanguy says CGT is close to Mélenchon's rhetoric

RN MP Jean-Philippe Tanguy asserts that Sophie Binet and the CGT are adopting rhetoric very close to that of Jean-Luc Mélenchon.

Misleading videos of demonstrations in Europe circulate on social media

Franceinfo identifies three misleading sequences broadcast on X, TikTok and Instagram regarding youth demonstrations and protests against the high cost of living in Europe. These contents repurpose images from mobilizations.

Child protection: Spanish Barnahus model questioned in France

While the Barnahus system is praised in Europe, the association La voix de l'enfant considers that the French UAPED system has been working well for twenty-eight years.

A company looks back at the cyberattack that halted its activity

Marie Simon, deputy chief executive officer of Simon company, testifies about the cyberattack that forced her company to halt its activity and about the support from SMABTP.

Disparities in training offerings between high schools in Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris

A study by the Institute for Public Policy shows a more limited choice of high schools, specialties and modern languages for students in Seine-Saint-Denis compared with those in Paris. These inequalities are rekindling the debate over the organization of the Paris region's education system.

Réunion: new access blocked at La Réserve shopping center in Sainte-Marie

Young people from the area have again blocked access to the shopping center and the La Réserve neighborhood, denouncing unfulfilled hiring and project promises since the municipal elections.

Private tutor on trial in Paris for sexual violence against minors

A private tutor is being tried from October 26 by the Paris Criminal Court for rape and corruption of a minor. The facts, which outraged families, took place in Mauritius.

Weather on Monday, October 26: return of sunshine and rise in temperatures

After a cool weekend, sunshine and warmth return gradually, with up to 23°C in the South, while the northern half remains overcast.

Promilhanes: village's shared electric car proves popular

In this village of 230 inhabitants in the Lot department, the shared electric car launched in July has already covered nearly 9,000 km and is creating links between residents.

Campaign to detect cardiac amyloidosis in France

A campaign is launched to better detect cardiac amyloidosis, a rare potentially fatal disease that affects around 10,000 people in France.

Breast cancer: a test could avoid many chemotherapies

A study shows that the Oncotype DX test can avoid chemotherapy in three-quarters of cases of curable hormone-dependent cancers.

Loire: first outpatient robotic prostatectomy at Mutualiste clinic

A patient benefited from a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy on an outpatient basis at the Mutualiste clinic, a minimally invasive procedure now offered.

Drought: water management in France hampered by a lack of knowledge

Water management in France suffers from a lack of knowledge, particularly on agricultural withdrawals, as drought and tensions over the resource persist.

French Polynesia: volunteers fight against invasive algae turbinaria ornata

About ten volunteers, with the rahui committee and Ifremer, have pulled up turbinaria ornata algae that are proliferating and smothering corals off Papara and Mataiea.

Réunion: Families prepare graves for All Saints' Day in Le Port

At the landscaped cemetery in Le Port, families were cleaning and maintaining graves a few days before November 1.

Trial of the spectacular escape from Lyon-Corbas prison

The trial revisits the escape of Elyazid Ahamada from Lyon-Corbas prison in July 2025, with the complicity of his cellmate.

Some 15,000 retired doctors continue practicing due to shortage of practitioners

As France lacks doctors and the situation is not expected to improve until around 2040, some 15,000 retired practitioners continue to work.

The presidential campaign takes to the streets

The campaign for the 2027 presidential election is increasingly taking place in public space, an unprecedented configuration according to observers.

Prisca Thévenot denounces RN-LFI showdown in polls

Renaissance MP Prisca Thévenot denounces the shaping of a runoff between the RN and LFI ahead of the 2027 presidential election second round, as social mobilizations continue.

Walkout at Safran Nacelles near Le Havre over pay

About a hundred Safran Nacelles employees in Gonfreville-l'Orcher walked out to demand a net pay increase of 100 euros, with high school students joining in view of November 5.

Martinique: car chase and armed assault in Fort-de-France

In the night of October 24 to 25, a driver refused to comply during a check, triggering a car chase with law enforcement and an armed assault.

A Breton campaign to make voting accessible to people with disabilities

Launched in Gueltas (Morbihan), a national campaign offers a kit to make polling stations accessible ahead of the 2027 presidential election.