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French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case

Husamettin Dogan was tried on charges of aggravated rape by administering substances that impair judgment or self-control, an offence punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

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Man convicted in Gisèle Pelicot case says he ‘never intended’ to rape her

Appeal trial begins for Husamettin Dogan, the only man out of 51 in French case to challenge conviction

The Guardian - UK

Architecture, sculpture and materials: female Lithuanian artists are celebrated in Nîmes

The Carré d'Art in Nîmes, France, spotlights the work of Aleksandra Kasuba and Marija Olšauskaitė, as part of a nationwide celebration of Lithuanian culture

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As it happened: Vingegaard loses more GC time as breakaway wins Tour de France stage 17

Evenepoel gains 12 seconds on Vingegaard ands Pogačar gains two while Carapaz wins at SuperDévoluy

Cycling News

Jasper Philipsen plays second Tour de France green jersey as ‘5% chance of success’

Alpecin-Deceuninck sprinter back in points fight after third stage win at Nîmes and Biniam Girmay crash

Cycling News

End of an era: Witnessing Mark Cavendish's last ever Tour de France sprint

The Astana Qazaqstan rider finished 17th in Nîmes in what is almost definitely his last ever sprint at the Tour. Cycling Weekly was there to see it

Cycling Weekly

Jasper Philipsen wins sprint to Nimes as Biniam Girmay fall opens up points race

Mark Cavendish is set to end his career with 35 stage wins after trailing in behind the leading group.

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Tour de France: Jasper Philipsen nets third win on frantic stage 16 sprint in Nîmes

Bauhaus and Kristoff round out podium as Biniam Girmay crashes in late roundabout

Cycling News

Tour de France 2024: Jasper Philipsen wins stage 16 after Girmay crash – as it happened

Jasper Philipsen made it a hat-trick while Mark Cavendish missed out on his final chance of a Tour stage win

The Guardian - UK

As it happened: Last chance for the sprinters on stage 16

Alpecin-Deceuninck take win number 3 and narrow the gap in the green jersey competition

Cycling News

Tour de France 2024 Stage 16 preview - The sprinters' last dance

Final opportunity for stage win for the sprinters, and for Mark Cavendish to extend his Tour de France record

Cycling News

South of France, but not as we know it: exploring Nîmes and the Gard

Unesco listing for the city’s Roman temple put this city on the map last year, but there are uncharted delights in the surrounding towns as well

The Guardian - UK

Mass arrests in Nîmes as drug gangs targeted following death of 10-year-old boy

French police have arrested 20 people in a mass sweep on drug trafficking networks in the southern city of Nîmes, where the killing of a 10-year-old boy in an August shootout shocked people in the country.

Radio France Internationale

Nine charged over death of French boy in drug-related gang violence

Nine young men including a minor have been charged over the death of a young French boy, a collateral victim of drug trafficking in the southern city of Nimes, a prosecutor said Saturday.

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Roman monuments in southern French cities

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about the French city close to Nîmes. We’ll welcome new RFI Listeners Club members, hear your answers to the bonus question on “The Listener’s Corner” with Paul Myers, and plenty of good music. All that, and the…

Radio France Internationale

Roman temple in French city of Nimes added to Unesco World Heritage list

The city of Nimes has welcomed the inscription onto the Unesco World Heritage List of its iconic Maison Carrée, a Roman temple built in the first century CE. The addition to the list is expected to bring more visitors and increased revenue to the southern French city.

Radio France Internationale

France deploys elite police to fight war on drug trade in Nîmes

French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin travelled to the southern city of Nîmes on Friday to address the issue of drug crime that this week claimed the lives of a 10-year-old child and an 18-year-old man.

Radio France Internationale

Denim returns to its roots in southern French town of Nimes

Jeans are one of the most un-environmentally friendly garments around, but a company in Nimes, the birthplace of denim, has drawn on the town's ancient savoir-faire to develop a more sustainable manufacturing process.

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Podcast: wheat on the Seine, denim goes home to Nimes, forgotten first woman filmmaker

How Rouen, a city on the Seine, far from the open sea, became France's largest grain port; denim production returns to its place of birth in Nimes; and the story of Alice Guy, the world's first woman director, forgotten by history.

France 24

Nîmes: France's Little Rome

In the southern French city of Nîmes, the passion for Ancient Rome is more alive than ever. For the past decade, the city has been holding the Great Roman Games show every spring. Legionaries, centurions and gladiators invade the city and bring its incredible Roman monuments back to life: in…

Irish Mirror

Ryanair launches ‘Buy One Get One Half Price’ offer on 1,000 routes across its network

For a limited time only, Irish customers can jet off to sunny hotspots, including Alicante, Nimes, Menorca and Murcia, with one passenger flying for half price

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