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 Famed US singer Bob Dylan has been hit by charges in France of insulting behaviour and incitement to racial hatred after a complaint was lodged against him, judicial sources told AFP on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131202/us-singer-dylan-hit-by-racial-hatred-charge-in-france Mon, 02 Dec 2013 21:43:00 +0100 us-singer-dylan-hit-by-racial-hatred-charge-in-france Singer Bob Dylan collected a prestigious French award on Wednesday that he had nearly missed out on because of his pot-smoking and protesting past. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131114/france-bestows-dylan-with-legion-dhonneur-award Thu, 14 Nov 2013 09:33:00 +0100 france-bestows-dylan-with-legion-dhonneur-award Despite his reported fondnesss for weed and well-recorded warbashing, US folk music legend Bob Dylan has swayed offical France with his work, and the "great poet" will now become a member of the Légion d'Honneur, it was confirmed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130603/great-poet-dylan-to-get-french-honour-after-controversy Mon, 03 Jun 2013 16:38:00 +0200 great-poet-dylan-to-get-french-honour-after-controversy