Toulon
France foils jihadist plan to attack naval base
Authorities in France have arrested a man who has links to an Isis jihadist in Syria and admitted to a plot to attack military personnel at a major naval base, police and judicial sources have said.
Toulon's Wilkinson announces retirement
Jonny Wilkinson announced on Monday that he will retire from rugby after Toulon's European and French Cup finals. Wilkinson thanked his French fans in Toulon for all the support they had given him over the years.
Wilkinson marries in secret French wedding
England rugby hero Jonny Wilkinson has wed his long term partner in a private ceremony on the French Riviera a local mayor revealed this week.
Wilkinson trumps Sexton in five-try Toulon romp
Jonny Wilkinson brilliantly outshone fellow British and Irish Lion fly-half Jonathan Sexton as European champions Toulon routed Racing-Metro 41-14 in the French Top 14 on Friday.
'Marine drones' tested in Toulon
An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port these past few days with new robots being tested for potential future naval use to combat threats
'Black panthers' spotted on the French Riviera
Police on the French Riviera are hunting one or even two black panthers after several reported sightings of the wild cat in recent days. The alert comes as authorities in the south of France are still trying to track down a fugitive brown bear.
Man behind French 'heist of century' hangs self
Marc Armando, the suspected mastermind behind one of France's most spectacular bank heists two decades ago, has committed suicide in prison, sources close to the investigation said Saturday.
Three Americans killed in France private jet crash
<p>Three Americans were killed on Friday when their private jet broke up and burst into flames on landing at an airport in the south of France, a police source told AFP.</p>