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At least seven killed in an apartment fire in Nice

At least seven people lost their lives when a fire broke out in a top-floor apartment in the Moulin District in Nice. Police are currently investigating the incident as arson.

18/07/2024

Sport

French Alps and Nice are surprise favourites to host Winter Olympics

The IOC's decision came at the expense of bids from Switzerland and Sweden, and another leading candidate in Japan withdrew its bid.

30/11/2023

France

Is France really going to host a Winter Olympics on the Mediterranean?

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee has caused bemusement with their decision to put forward the famously sunny city of Nice as a potential host of the 2030 Winter Games.

08/11/2023

Culture news

Happy birthday Sir Mick Jagger! New exhibition pays tribute

As the legendary Rolling Stones frontman marks a significant milestone, La Galerie de L'instant in Nice commemorates his six-decade long career with a photography show.

21/07/2023

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The famous carnival in Nice returns after two years

After a year's absence the party atmosphere returned to the city of Nice as it welcomed back its annual carnival parade

20/02/2022

France

Nice pays tribute to victims one year after church terror attack

The incident prompted the French government to raise its national security alert to the maximum level.

29/10/2021

My Europe Series

Five years after Nice attack, is France's terror threat any weaker?

As France remembers the horror of the 2016 Bastille Day attack that killed 86 people, here's how the terror threat has evolved in the country over the past five years.

13/07/2021

France

Albanian man accused of aiding Nice terror attack extradited to France

Endri Elezi is suspected of aiding Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, who rammed a truck into a crowd in the French coastal city on July 14, 2016.

22/05/2021

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COVID: Nice beaches deserted during city's first weekend lockdown

The new weekend measures will be in force for at least two weeks.

27/02/2021

France

France attack: What do we know about the deadly stabbings in Nice?

Three people were killed in the second suspected Islamist extremist attack on French soil in less than two weeks. Here's what we know about the stabbings.

30/10/2020

France

Coronavirus: France makes masks mandatory in some outdoor public areas

People in Nice, Lille and Bayonne, among other French towns and cities, now have to wear masks at open-air markets, among other outdoor public spaces.

03/08/2020

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Drone flies over French riviera to enforce confinement

The French police has started using drones to enforce the confinement rules amid the country's lockdown in the coronavirus pandemic.

21/03/2020

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Nice turns page with first Bastille Day fireworks since 2016 attack

First fireworks ceremony since the 2016 deadly attack which killed 86 people watching a fireworks display on the beach.

14/07/2019

France

'Gilets jaunes' protester, 73, 'pushed by police', says prosecutor

Nice's public prosecutor said on Friday that an injured 'gilets jaunes' protester had "indeed been pushed by police" at last weekend's protest.

24/03/2019

France

Hungry OGC Nice football fans protest as match rescheduled to lunchtim

OGC Nice football fans demonstrated the true importance of food to the French by holding up a banner in protest at a match that was rescheduled to take place during lunchtime.

19/03/2018

France

Attack in Nice: Two more people arrested

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the attacker in Nice who killed 84 people in the coastal city on July 14.

26/07/2016

France

Motorcycle hero of Nice: 'I was ready to die'

Footage of a motorcyclist risking his life to stop the Nice truck attack was seen all over the world.

22/07/2016

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Nice memorial for minute's silence

Drone footage shows the thousands of people who gathered along the Promenade des Anglais for a minute of silence in memory of the Nice truck attack victims.

19/07/2016

France

Attack on Nice: France seeks answers to what drove killer

As France tries to come to terms with the horror of Thursday night’s events in Nice which saw 84 people killed, including at least 10 children, investigators are still focusing on what pushed Mohamed

16/07/2016

France

'We are facing a long battle' says Hollande in wake of Nice attack

Speaking in Nice, after at least 84 people were killed after an attacker drove a truck through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day, French President Francois Hollande said: “We are facing a very long…

15/07/2016