Lifestyle & Wellbeing
Nice bans Saturday protests across city centre as 450 officers prepare to deploy
Demonstrations and protest gatherings will be banned across central Nice from 8am to midnight on Saturday 24th October, one week after shops were looted and police attacked during protests against the cost of living.
Read more
Energy Crisis: Selective power cuts possible in Monaco
Monaco is steeling itself against the threat of electrical power cuts this winter, an outcome of the ongoing energy crisis that is looking increasingly likely.
Monaco sees big jump in severe Covid cases
The number of patients hospitalised in Monaco with Covid-19 more than tripled in a week as the coronavirus continues to affect more people in the Principality.
Radon home-testing: Var provides free kits to residents
Five communes in the Var are to receive – for the first time – radon gas home-testing kits in an effort to tackle one of the biggest causes of cancer in France.
Serious threat of power outages in France this winter
The French government has warned that power outages are a real possibility in the weeks to come, something that will threaten many aspects of daily life.
A cocktail pledge for ocean protection
The unique pairing of the luxury Hôtel Métropole and the Musée Océanographique de Monaco via a signature cocktail has helped raise 2,000 euros for ocean protection.
Festival des Étoilés: A SBM celebration of art de vivre
The world of haute gastronomy looked to Monaco this autumn as the Principality’s greatest culinary talents collaborated at the Festival of the Stars.