The morning show. Olivier Faure reappointed as leader of the Socialist Party; four dead, including a child, in a fire in Reims; new storm warning... The essential news for this Friday, June 6
The Socialist Party Congress resulted in the re-election of Olivier Faure as First Secretary for the fourth time, with 50.9% of the vote compared to 49.1% for Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol. At least four people died, including a child, in a building fire in Reims. Several departments, including Ain, Loire, Haute-Loire, and Rhône, have once again been placed on orange alert in anticipation of violent storms... Here are the key news stories from Friday, June 6.
A fire claimed the lives of at least four people, including a child, in Reims on the night of Thursday to Friday.
At least three adults and one child are dead, and another child is missing, according to the Marne prefecture.
Two adults with serious injuries, classified as life-threatening, were taken to hospital. Twelve other people, children and adults, suffered less serious injuries .
PS Congress: Olivier Faure re-elected first secretary for the fourth time
The Socialist Party announced Friday morning that Olivier Faure had won 50.9% of the votes cast, compared to 49.1% for Rouen Mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, and was therefore "re-elected" to the post of First Secretary.
His fourth consecutive victory at a Socialist congress certainly strengthens his position. The first task for Olivier Faure, whose current no longer holds a majority, will be to get the party back to work and make it attractive.
Corbas closed, Rhône Ouest pinned for mistreatment: the slaughterhouse sector in turmoil
Following the quiet closure of the Corbas slaughterhouse and while the last slaughterhouse in the Rhône region in Saint-Romain-de-Popey, criticized for animal abuse, has resumed operations and is continuing renovation work until 2026, the sector continues to face significant challenges. Le Progrès takes stock as the Eid al-Adha celebration begins this Friday .
Météo France has placed five departments on orange alert due to a risk of thunderstorms which is expected to begin this Friday afternoon and extend into the evening.
After the bad weather that hit our departments hard, hail and even mini-tornadoes locally are once again forecast .
New status, jackpot, discovery of the lawn... What's next for Loïs Boisson?
Eliminated Thursday at the gates of the Roland-Garros final by Coco Gauff, Loïs Boisson will have to come to terms with the last ten exceptional days. And look ahead to the rest of a career that is now well underway.
The French national team was outclassed for a long time by Spain in the Nations League semi-finals on Thursday evening in Stuttgart. Weighed down by a subpar defense, the Blues only managed to score three late goals to make the humiliation less painful (5-4).
We explain why ASSE is the only club to wear the tricolor star on its jersey
For nearly thirty years, only two French clubs have sported a star on their jerseys: ASSE and OM, reflecting two different schools of thought. While PSG, which has ticked all the boxes since its Champions League victory last Saturday, seems to be moving towards the Spanish trend , where no club wears the star despite having well-stocked trophy cabinets .
New numbering, new channels: DTT is undergoing a transformation starting this Friday, June 6. These changes come amid a shift in audiovisual usage and the rise of streaming platforms.
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