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 With its fairytale towers, quirky animated sculptures, fantastical constructions and musical fountains, the inventive world crafted out of discarded junk by the man known as the "Scrap Metal Poet" is tucked away deep in the northwestern French countryside. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180721/poetry-in-motion-enter-the-world-of-france-scrap-metal-poet Sat, 21 Jul 2018 10:57:51 +0200 poetry-in-motion-enter-the-world-of-france-scrap-metal-poet A 26-year-old man suspected of killing a 90-year-old in southern France last week, before ripping out his heart and tongue with the intention of eating them, is a former French soldier who served in Afghanistan and only left active service two weeks ago, army sources said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131118/cannibalism-suspect-is-recently-retired-french-soldier Mon, 18 Nov 2013 19:19:00 +0100 cannibalism-suspect-is-recently-retired-french-soldier A gang of thieves, some disguised as rabbis, took an elderly jeweller captive on Wednesday morning and robbed his shop before abandoning him at a petrol station in the southern city of Marseille. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130605/armed-thieves-disguised-as-rabbis-rob-elderly-marseille-man Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:50:00 +0200 armed-thieves-disguised-as-rabbis-rob-elderly-marseille-man Thierry Tilly, the "Oxford guru" who conned a wealthy French family into giving him €4.5 million, had his eight-year sentence increased to a decade in court on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130604/french-court-ups-oxford-guru-conmans-jail-term Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:33:23 +0200 french-court-ups-oxford-guru-conmans-jail-term