Death of Nahel: Third night of urban violence in France, more than 400 arrests

Death of Nahel: Third Night of Urban Violence in France, more than 400 Arrests

ANGER: Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Lille, but also Strasbourg, Tours or Poitiers… Many cities have been affected by damage and sporadic clashes between the police and young people Despite the mobilisation of 40,000 police and gendarmes, many neighbourhoods experienced sporadic violence throughout France overnight from Thursday to Friday. In total, more than 400 people, mainly minors, were […]

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A woman hides a burger in her panties for her boyfriend in prison

Nord: A Woman Hides a Burger in her Panties for her Boyfriend in Prison

PRISON BURGER: A woman was arrested in the visiting room of a prison establishment while concealing illicit goods intended for her imprisoned companion At the beginning of last week, a 29-year-old woman was arrested when she came to visit her companion, detained in the Annœullin penitentiary centre, near Lille, in the North. According to our colleagues from La Voix […]

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Auchan bets on smart and unmanned convenience stores

Lille: Auchan Bets on Smart, Automated and Unmanned Mini-Markets

GRAND DISTRIBUTION: The Auchan group has unveiled its first mini-supermarket prototype allowing customers to do their shopping completely independently without even having to go to the checkout After the Auchan Minute containers, the retail giant presented Auchan Go, a new smart store concept. The technology deployed allows customers to do their shopping naturally without having […]

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Pension reform: New evening demonstrations in several cities

Pension Reform: New Evening Demonstrations in Several Cities

PROTESTS: The demonstrators against the pension reform were 300 at the height of the evening in Paris, 600 in Lyon and nearly a thousand in Lille Emmanuel Macron has not calmed the protests against the pension reform. While the Head of State spoke at 1 p.m. on Wednesday to confirm in particular the application of the text “before the […]

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An orange alert for Snow and Ice announced for Nord and Pas-de-Calais

Nord and Pas-de-Calais on Orange Alert for Snow and Ice on Wednesday

WEATHER FORECAST: Snowfall, sometimes heavy, is expected from Tuesday night to Wednesday and until the morning. Sufficiently alarming forecasts for Meteo France to trigger an orange alert for both departments Take out the skis. While we have been out of the meteorological winter for a week, snow is making a comeback in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais. In these two departments, the International Day of […]

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Mail distribution could be disrupted in Lille, Tuesday, May 11, 2021, due to a strike movement.

Why You May Not Receive your Mail from La Poste in Lille Tomorrow

Tuesday 11th May 2021, mail delivery by La Poste in Lille could be disrupted. A strike notice is filed to support an employee threatened with dismissal. The postman may not ring. Tuesday 11th May 2021, a strike movement at La Poste could disrupt the distribution of mail in Lille. The CGT protests against the threat of dismissal against a staff representative. A strike by postal workers to support a […]

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Curfew in the North of France, Fines given for illegal parties

Curfew in the North: What Fines for Illegal Evenings?

REBELLION: Against all odds, some continue to organize now clandestine parties. Faced with this phenomenon, the police and justice are relatively well-armed, but the reasons for fines are sometimes questionable. The Lille police sometimes intervene to put an end to illegal parties. Often, participants are fined for disregarding the curfew. The organizers, them, risk more if the […]

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Lille Startup, Sencrop has installed Weather sensors in Gironde

Gironde: How the Start-Up Sencrop is Attracting More and More Winegrowers with its Weather Sensors

TECHNOLOGY: The Lille start-up Sencrop, has already installed some 500 weather sensors throughout the Gironde These weather sensors placed in the vineyard plots make it possible to anticipate episodes of frost or hail, and above all to refine the treatments with phytosanitary products. These sensors can operate in a network, with winegrowers being able to share […]

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Illustration of a Covid-19 intervention at the Lille University Hospital, in April 2020.

Coronavirus in Hauts-de-France: The Health Situation is Improving, but Intensive Care Services Remain Congested

HEALTH: The Regional Health Agency in Hauts-de-France decides to gradually reschedule medical interventions in hospitals due to the Coronavirus epidemic The epidemiological and health situation is improving a little. So much so that the Hauts-de-France Regional Health Agency (ARS) announces “the gradual reprogramming of interventions” in hospitals. But if the coronavirus circulates less, the resuscitation services are still close […]

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