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 In an effort to end the French love affair with cigarettes, the government is to propose new legislation on Thursday to ban the cigarette pack logos and branding some see seductive to young people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140924/france-wants-ban-cigarette-packet-logos Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:47:00 +0200 france-wants-ban-cigarette-packet-logos Defiant residents of the French village of Laguiole - famous around the world for its knives - have appealed to their president to intervene on their behalf after they lost a trademark battle in court meaning they are barred from using its name on their own products. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140416/french-president Wed, 16 Apr 2014 20:02:00 +0200 french-president