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 Beggars in Paris are posing as Syrian refugees in the hope of getting sympathy and spare change from the public. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161005/police-crackdown-on-fake-syrian-refugees-soliciting-paris-highways Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:17:28 +0200 police-crackdown-on-fake-syrian-refugees-soliciting-paris-highways A union representing bus drivers in Montpellier, southern France, has sparked outrage after it proposed the creation of a separate bus service for Roma people following complaints about the “unbearable” smell. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150409/outrage-over-apartheid-roma-bus-service Thu, 09 Apr 2015 15:57:57 +0200 outrage-over-apartheid-roma-bus-service The dead baby of a Roma family at the centre of a huge racism row in France was finally laid to rest on Monday with just close family present. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150105/roma-baby-buried-as-racism-row-simmers Mon, 05 Jan 2015 15:49:00 +0100 roma-baby-buried-as-racism-row-simmers