Angoulême
- Sep 19
French court sentences 32-year-old serial arsonist to 12 years in prison over 32 fires in Charente
The Charente criminal court handed down a 12-year sentence to a father of two for igniting 32 fires across southwestern France between July 2022 and October 2023, causing an estimated two million euros in total damages.
- May 28
Western Europe swelters under record-breaking May heatwave as Italy declares red alert and France faces political backlash
A precocious 'heat dome' from North Africa has shattered May temperature records in Portugal and France, prompting Italy to issue its highest-level red alert for Rome and four other cities.
