The Latest Breaking News from Marseille

Australian sailors learn from Olympic test event

While Olympic champion Matt Wearn won gold, the Australian sailing team say they've learnt a lot from the Paris 2024 Games test event in Marseille.

AAP · Jul 17, 2023

French film-maker’s family fight to keep link to chateau that inspired his stories

Marcel Pagnol based his famous movies on a Provencal manor he’d known as a child. Now his legacy is at risk, says his grandson

The Guardian - UK · Jul 16, 2023

Sailor Matt Wearn wins gold at Olympic test event

Australian sailing star Matt Wearn has gained a big boost ahead of next year's Olympics, winning the dinghy gold at the test event in Marseille.

AAP · Jul 16, 2023

8 of the best cities to visit in France for a short break

The French cities you should visit, from Bordeaux to Cannes, whether you’re after bountiful vineyards, glamorous seafronts and historic cultural hubs

The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2023

Probes into 'excessive force' by police as France recovers from week of riots

French authorities have launched an investigation into the death of a man who may have been killed by a police rubber bullet during protests in Marseille. It comes as France counts the cost of its most intense urban violence in nearly two decades.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2023

‘Our government sees it as cute but unimportant’: the musicians keeping France’s Occitan language alive

Post-revolutionary France tried to stamp it out, but working class communities kept speaking it. Now Occitan powers a vivacious and political European music scene

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2023

France riots: prosecutors investigate death of man hit by projectile in Marseille

Inquiry comes after President Emmanuel Macron met mayors to explore ‘deeper reasons’ for violence

The Guardian - AU · Jul 4, 2023

Prosecutors in France investigate man’s death in Marseille riots

Investigation opened into the death of a 27-year-old caused by a ‘flash-ball’ projectile.

Al Jazeera · Jul 4, 2023

Violent protests in Marseille ‘like a mini civil war’, says British national

Benjamin Klene, 33, described the riots and police presence in the port city as ‘disturbing’ and ‘very tense’.

The Independent UK · Jul 3, 2023

Marseille counts the cost of a weekend of riots after police shooting

France's second city, Marseille, has become a hotspot for the rioting triggered all over the country by the death of a 17-year-old driver at the hands of police. While the situation appeared to have calmed by Monday, residents were counting the cost of a weekend of unrest.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 3, 2023