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Key safes targeted in latest anti-Airbnb measure in Marseille

The mairie has said it will remove all lock boxes if hosts do not take them down in time

Marseille looks to be latest French city to crackdown on Airbnb rentals

Mayor of the city also plans to ‘wage war on slum landlords’, and improve social housing

Italian train operator Trenitalia to open Paris-Marseille route

The line is also set to serve Nice, Genoa, and Milan

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Environmental protesters block cruise ships from Marseille port

The protest forced at least three cruise ships and a ferry to wait at sea outside the port

Help pick agave plant in Marseille so it can be made into liquor

It will be the third batch of ‘agave’ spirit made by company

Bordeaux, Marseille, Nice, Brittany; Calls for ban on cruise ships grow in France

Ecologists say the massive ships are an ‘absurdity’ and argue their economic windfalls are overstated

Mystery surrounds British tourist found with chest wounds in Marseille

The 20-year-old was reportedly discovered by joggers on Tuesday

Most 'Marseille' soap not made in France and likely to remain that way

A protective label, the Indication géographique protégée (IGP), was sought by the four remaining traditional soap makers in the city, but it was rejected by France's highest court

Marseille delays ban on older cars: see which other cities also have

‘Not everyone can afford to buy a new vehicle’ said city’s president

‘Hyper-aggressive' seabirds force Marseille to take action

Some say the gulls ‘represent the city’ but authorities now have permission to act to reduce their number

Bruce Springsteen announces concert (just one) in France in 2024

Tickets go on sale next week

Motorway crash sees tractor thrown from lorry across road in France

One tractor was thrown across the central reservation onto the other side of the A7 heading to Marseille and Lyon

What is the latest on the deadly collapse of buildings in Marseille?

Four of the six people killed in the collapse were identified on Tuesday

Building collapse in Marseille city centre: what is known so far

Firemen are battling to contain fire that broke out in the rubble so that sniffer dogs can enter to search for people. A gas explosion is thought to be a possible cause

Marseille follows Toulouse in using ferrets to flush out rats

Ferrets are natural hunters of rats. The Connexion interviewed a Toulouse councillor about the initiative last year

Marseille residents loan pools so disadvantaged youth learn to swim

In a city where almost half of children cannot swim, pool-owners are giving access to pools so young people can learn to swim or obtain lifeguarding diplomas to get work

French eco-activist on climate change: ‘We still have time’

Dr Rob Hopkins, who coined the term in France ‘ecological transition’ and founded a global network of ‘transition towns’, speaks about how the French are becoming excited by the ideas

Researchers use GPS trackers to stop new hornet spreading in Marseille

The oriental hornet is different from the Asian hornet and can be identified from red colouring with yellow markings on the front of its face and the third and fourth abdomen sections

Marseille beaches covered in waste after storms drag rubbish into sea

Yesterday’s heavy rain caused large amounts of waste and rubbish to be carried away, as it had been left on the streets due to the ongoing bin worker strike

La lanterne rouge: A French expression you may hear today

Over the past months, a survey has been run to determine the most – and least – walkable cities in France. Marseille was awarded ‘the red lantern’

Crime, schools, transport: Macron's €1.5bn Marseille recovery plan

The president announced a range of projects to revamp the city and tackle social issues. He also spoke of expanding the airport, improving the Marseille - Nice train link and environmental work

Booking system under review for Marseille’s Calanques national park

If approved it would be a first in France with a possible limit of 400-600 people a day. The aim is to limit damage to plants and paths

Brash, seductive, vibrant: How foreign residents describe Marseille

Marseille is regularly in the news for the wrong reasons - crime, poverty and gang shootings - we ask readers who have made it their home about life there

Marseille officials want to stop tourist promotion to limit crowds

The tourist office however says it has put anti-crowding measures in place

Anger as 6,500 people attend illegal Marseille street party

Authorities said the unauthorised event in the city centre was an ‘unacceptable’ breach of Covid-19 rules

New Covid-19 rules as Bouches-du-Rhône tops virus charts

Cases in the department have risen to 312 per 100,000, with a positivity rate of 10.6% since the beginning of September, officials reveal

Traditional Savon-de-Marseille soap has a comeback

Savon-de-Marseille is cleaning up with the Covid-19 crisis.

Macron dubs French chloroquine medic ‘great scientist’

French President Emmanuel Macron has dubbed Professor Didier Raoult, pioneer of using chloroquine against Covid-19, a “great scientist” - as Pr. Raoult controversially claims the epidemic is slowing in Marseille.

President Macron visits 'chloroquine-treatment' doctor

President Emmanuel Macron has held a “surprise” meeting with Professor Didier Raoult, infectious diseases specialist and pioneer of the use of chloroquine against Covid-19, ahead of his address to the public on Monday.

French national park claims €450k in first poach case

A national park in south east France has become the first in the country to bring a case to court to demand compensation - to the tune of €450,000 - from illegal poachers, citing “ecological damage”.

French city Marseille holds uninsured vehicle record

A record one in five vehicles in the southern city of Marseille is being driven without insurance, it has emerged, just over a week after it was confirmed that speed cameras will now track uninsured vehicles.

‘Throw scooters in sea’ game causes alarm in Marseille

Young people in Marseille have been throwing electric scooters into the sea for fun, it has emerged, prompting the city’s leading electric scooter hire firm to hire staff to monitor the seafront.

French city of Marseille to pedestrianise centre

The city of Marseille is to launch a project to pedestrianise the entire town centre, including 22 hectares of newly pedestrian-only zones, requiring new bus routes, and new tariffs for underground car parking.

Gilets jaunes: Acte 9 sees resurgence across France

The gilets jaunes movement has claimed a resurgence in protesters after this weekend’s “Acte 9” saw between 84,000 and 92,000 people come out across France, including over 8,000 in Paris.

French schoolboy pianist given piano after viral video

A 14-year-old French piano prodigy from a deprived area of Marseille has been gifted a free piano after a video of him playing in public was posted online.

Low-cost Ouigo TGV debuts services to south of France

Ouigo, the low-cost TGV (train à grande vitesse) service, is now running services from the Gare de Lyon in Paris to Marseille and the Côte d’Azur from today (Sunday December 9).

Marseille building collapse search halted

Six bodied have been recovered, but the search for victims has been suspended for safety reasons, with two more buildings in danger of collapse

Fifth body recovered from Marseille house collapse

A fifth body has been recovered - that of a man - from the rubble of the two houses that collapsed in Marseille on Monday (November 5) morning.

Body found in rubble of collapsed buildings

Hopes fading for between five and eight other people who remain unaccounted for following collapse of two buildings in Marseille

French pastis producers aim to raise spirit popularity

One of the only remaining 100% Marseille manufacturers of the alcoholic spirit pastis is aiming to revive its flagging popularity by exporting most of its production under a “Made in France” banner.

Ryanair to open new bases at Marseille and Bordeaux

Low cost airline Ryanair is to open two new bases in France - one in Bordeaux and one in Marseille - as part of its 2019 schedule, opening up 27 new flight routes.

McDonald’s offers to keep troubled Marseille branch

Fast food giant McDonald’s has offered to keep a Marseille restaurant open in its current format, in the wake of a public outcry and legal challenge that claimed its closure would threaten many locals’ jobs.

North Marseille fights to keep key McDonalds open

Residents and employees of north Marseille are fighting to keep a McDonald’s restaurant open after it was announced it would be sold and replaced.

French fishmongers fined for not using Latin labels

Fishmongers in Marseille have been fined up to €1,500 each for failing to mention the precise Latin names of their fish on their market stall labels.

More flights hit in 'forgotten' air control strike

This weekend, a largely ignored dispute at Marseille airport means that the number of walkouts by air traffic controllers is set to surpass the figure for the whole of 2017

Cable car to ‘boost tourism and cut pollution’

Marseille could join Grenoble, Toulon and Brest as it plans a cable car public transport system to boost tourist numbers at Notre-Dame de la Garde, the cathedral above the old port

Pamela Anderson now permanent Marseille resident

The residents of Marseille have a new famous neighbour, as former model and actress Pamela Anderson and her footballing partner are said to have moved in permanently.

Marseille hospital infested with bedbug outbreak

The Timone adult hospital in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône) has been hit by an outbreak of bedbugs, with the entire 12th floor said to be affected.

Premium restaurants spark ‘burger war’ in Marseille

The surge in popularity in premium burger restaurants across Marseille and other towns in the south of France has sparked a so-called “burger war”.

Mayor praises security forces over knife attack

Soldiers' 'rapid reaction' prevented further bloodshed, Jean-Claude Gaudin says after incident in which two women were stabbed to death at Marseille's Saint Charles railway station

Marseille jokes at “best French city to drive in” win

Marseille residents have reacted with disbelief and humour after a new study named their city as the “best in France to drive in”.

Businesses call on Marseille to clean “filthy” streets

Business owners in Marseille are calling on the city to clean up its streets after claiming the mounting rubbish is threatening their livelihoods.

How virtual reality can treat phobias

A hospital in Marseille is using virtual reality headsets to treat conditions like phobias and anxiety.