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 VIDEO: A Christmas holiday in Spain turned into a nightmare for a married couple from France when they were beaten up by security guards at a supermarket. One of their young children managed to secretly film the violent confrontation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140109/video-french-tourists-attacked-by-security-guards Thu, 09 Jan 2014 15:10:00 +0100 video-french-tourists-attacked-by-security-guards Prosecutors in central France have launched a probe after a video (below) was posted online showing a police officer beating a woman with a baton, and spraying tear gas directly into her face during an arrest. The video has sparked outrage among viewers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130820/video-french-police-accused-of-brutality Tue, 20 Aug 2013 12:11:00 +0200 video-french-police-accused-of-brutality Assaults on members of the gay community and incidents of homophobic hate speech have risen sharply in France over the last year, according to the annual report by a leading gay rights group, released on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130514/sharp-rise-in-homophobic-attacks-in-france-report Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:00 +0200 sharp-rise-in-homophobic-attacks-in-france-report Two security guards from a Toulouse supermarket face assault charges for allegedly beating up a 12-year-old boy caught stealing a chocolate bar. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120918/guards-thrash-boy-over-chocolate-theft Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:10:00 +0200 guards-thrash-boy-over-chocolate-theft