A New Diplomatic Advisor Joins the Regional Prefecture in Lyon

A New Diplomatic Advisor Joins the Regional Prefecture in Lyon

A new recruit with a busy CV recently appeared in the offices of the regional prefecture in Lyon. In the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, since August 22, Gaëlle Hourriez-Bolâtre has taken up her duties as diplomatic advisor to the prefect of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Fabienne Buccio. Aged 42, the one who was notably trained at the Regional … Read more

Daring Motorcyclist Evades Police in High-Speed Chase

Daring Motorcyclist Evades Police in High-Speed Chase

To the police, he explains that he was “scared” and fled because his “motorcycle was not insured” according to a police source from the Nantes police station. Sunday, September 3, at the end of the morning, a biker tried to escape the police who had spotted his tendency not to respect speed limits. For this, … Read more

Burglars Fail to Open Cash Register After Breaking into Bakery with Stolen Vehicle in Saint-Loubès, Gironde

Burglars Fail to Open Cash Register After Breaking into Bakery with Stolen Vehicle in Saint-Loubès, Gironde

The burglars were driving a stolen vehicle. NICOLAS TUCAT / AFP During the night from Saturday to Sunday, a vehicle was stolen and was used to break the window of a bakery in Saint-Loubès (Gironde). The thieves, however, failed to open the cash register. Le Figaro Bordeaux They left empty-handed. This Saturday, September 2, a … Read more

Tragic Accidental Drowning: Emergency Services Unable to Save Man at Lake Maine in Angers

Tragic Accidental Drowning: Emergency Services Unable to Save Man at Lake Maine in Angers

The firefighters and the SAMU were called upon during the afternoon this Sunday, September 3 for an accidental drowning in Angers. We learned this Sunday that a man died. “The firefighters were unable to resuscitate the man who drowned at Lac de Maine for a long time. » In Maine-et-Loire, this Sunday, September 3, the … Read more

New Zealand Tourist Robbed in Violent Attack in Paris Metro: Minor Arrested

New Zealand Tourist Robbed in Violent Attack in Paris Metro: Minor Arrested

The victim, a septuagenarian who was traveling in the Strasbourg-Saint-Denis station, was thrown to the ground due to the violence of the attack. The defendant, a minor in an irregular situation, was arrested in the process. A New Zealand tourist was the victim of a robbery in the corridors of the Paris metro, learned Le … Read more

Highway Chase Ends in Arrest: Man Fleeing from Gendarmes in A8 Motorway Pursuit

Highway Chase Ends in Arrest: Man Fleeing from Gendarmes in A8 Motorway Pursuit

Chase on the A8 motorway towards Nice between a 35-year-old man aboard a van-type utility vehicle and the gendarmes. This first turned to the advantage of the fugitive, Wednesday, August 23, since he managed to escape the soldiers. But they managed to identify and then locate him, and the suspect was arrested on Tuesday, August … Read more

Chaotic Night on the Mega Andrea: Airlifted Pregnant Woman and Car Crash into Harbor Waters

Chaotic Night on the Mega Andrea: Airlifted Pregnant Woman and Car Crash into Harbor Waters

A diverted ferry, then trapped by the swell. A pregnant woman being airlifted in the middle of a storm. And a car that crashes into harbor waters, killing one. The Mega Andrea de la Corsica Ferries experienced a chaotic night from Monday to Tuesday, which will long be remembered by passengers leaving Toulon and witnesses … Read more

Times Square Subway Station in New York City Flooded Due to Ruptured Pipe

Times Square Subway Station in New York City Flooded Due to Ruptured Pipe

By Le Figaro with AFP Posted 34 minutes ago A subway station in Times Square (New York). SPENCER PLATT/Getty Images via AFP New York’s best-known and busiest subway station, Times Square, fell prey Tuesday at dawn to a spectacular flood caused by a ruptured pipe in this megacity with aging infrastructure. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority … Read more

Major Delays on TGV Sud-Est Line: Annecy to Paris Train Breakdown Causes Disruptions

Major Delays on TGV Sud-Est Line: Annecy to Paris Train Breakdown Causes Disruptions

Many delays were noted on the TGV Sud-Est line on Thursday, after the breakdown of a high-speed train from Annecy to Paris. The breakdown took place near Lyon, at Miribel in Ain. Results: several lines were impacted by delays ranging from a few minutes to almost 4 hours. Many TGVs to Paris, on the south-eastern … Read more