https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Police in the south of France were trying to track down a hooded man who stabbed to death a care worker at a retirement home for missionaries. The local prosecutor says the murder was not believed to be linked to Islamist terrorism. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161125/france-hunts-killer-of-woman-at-home-for-missionaries Fri, 25 Nov 2016 12:56:25 +0100 france-hunts-killer-of-woman-at-home-for-missionaries A British national was ordered off an easyJet flight before it left France after he was found to have boarded with a knife. He also allegedly told a fellow passenger he "could bring the plane down”. But was it all a misunderstanding? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160314/easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:37:21 +0100 easyjet-brit-kicked-off-flight-from-france-after-boarding-with-knife The south coast of France is once again set to be lashed by rough weather on Monday with several départements on alert for storms and flooding. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151012/south-of-france-on-alert-for-storms-and-floods Mon, 12 Oct 2015 10:29:09 +0200 south-of-france-on-alert-for-storms-and-floods Severe weather warnings were in place for 11 départements in France on Friday morning as strong winds and snow storms battered the south east and south west of the country. Over 27,000 homes were left without power. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150130/thousands-without-electricity-as-france-on-orange-alert Fri, 30 Jan 2015 12:11:00 +0100 thousands-without-electricity-as-france-on-orange-alert At least five people were killed as storms lashed southern France between Friday and Saturday, including a mother and her two young sons after their car was swept away in severe floods. Killer storms were also reported in Italy and Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141117/black-weekend-as-storms-lash-france Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:58:00 +0100 black-weekend-as-storms-lash-france Météo France has placed the south-eastern French departments of Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Vaucluse on amber alert, the second-highest alert, for rain and floods, just one week after violent storms lashed the area. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141114/flood-alert-in-south-east-france Fri, 14 Nov 2014 13:52:00 +0100 flood-alert-in-south-east-france French meteorologists have issued a red alert - the maximum warning - to residents in southern France due to heavy storms and the threat of flash flooding. Four people were killed in raging flood waters in the same area two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140929/maximum-storm-alert-in-southern-france Mon, 29 Sep 2014 18:51:00 +0200 maximum-storm-alert-in-southern-france