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 A leading consumer rights group in France has raised the alarm that tampons and items of protection contain “potentially toxic” substances. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160223/french-women-warned-about-toxic-tampons Tue, 23 Feb 2016 10:39:39 +0100 french-women-warned-about-toxic-tampons A new Instagram account is quickly going viral in France for its voyeuristic snapshots of "handsome" Parisian men riding the Metro. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150224/handsome-men-paris-metro-instagram Tue, 24 Feb 2015 18:56:00 +0100 handsome-men-paris-metro-instagram If you were to conjure up the image of a typical French woman she would be perfectly coiffed, well-dressed and almost certainly slim and slender. The newly-crowned Miss Ronde France, a beauty contest for bigger women, tells The Local the truth is a little different. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140122/women-plump-beauty-queen-french-get-fat Wed, 22 Jan 2014 10:50:00 +0100 women-plump-beauty-queen-french-get-fat A former hostess at a chic Parisian restaurant has backed up the worst stereotypes about fine dining in the French capital with claims that her bosses had a policy of seating “beautiful people” in view of passersby, while keeping less attractive diners hidden. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131107/chic-paris-restaurant-seats-diners-according-to-looks Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:19:00 +0100 chic-paris-restaurant-seats-diners-according-to-looks You might have thought that being crowned a beauty queen in France would offer you a one-way ticket to a bright future, but it seems that good looks will only get you so far. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130204/french-beauty-queens-in-struggle-for-jobs Mon, 04 Feb 2013 21:16:00 +0100 french-beauty-queens-in-struggle-for-jobs French cosmetics group Yves Rocher has bought a 51 percent stake in Turkish beauty products company Flormar in a deal estimated at $150 million, the Turkish press reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120816/yves-rocher-buys-turkish-cosmetics-firm Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:55:00 +0200 yves-rocher-buys-turkish-cosmetics-firm