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 the UK parliament still gridlocked on how to find a compromise on Brexit, the likelihood of Britain exiting the European Union without a deal grows by the day. Here's what that would mean for Brits in each country. Compare your possible future rights with those of Britons elsewhere in the EU.. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190214/country-by-country-guide-to-what-brits-in-the-eu-can-expect-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-brexit Thu, 14 Feb 2019 22:06:46 +0100 country-by-country-guide-to-what-brits-in-the-eu-can-expect-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-brexit The trauma of Brexit and the fight to make sure the UK's divorce from the EU does not ruin the lives of 1.2 million Brits living across the EU has brought people together both online and in person. This is the story of how the 'citizen of nowhere network' came together. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190111/how-a-group-of-brits-in-europe-took-on-the-fight-for-citizens-rights-part-three Fri, 11 Jan 2019 14:15:39 +0100 how-a-group-of-brits-in-europe-took-on-the-fight-for-citizens-rights-part-three With the euro wobbling against the pound, Brits are once again lining up to buy property in France. But they are not willing to head anywhere in "La France profonde", and there remain some no-go zones for British expats. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180309/the-parts-of-france-where-the-brits-dont-go Fri, 09 Mar 2018 17:58:56 +0100 the-parts-of-france-where-the-brits-dont-go The UK Foreign Office has launched a new website for those anxious Brits expats who live in Europe and fear the consequences of Brexit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160713/dont-panic-uk-launches-new-advice-site-for-brits-in-france Wed, 13 Jul 2016 16:47:33 +0200 dont-panic-uk-launches-new-advice-site-for-brits-in-france The new "straight" croissants in the UK's Tesco supermarkets have prompted a baffled reaction from the French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160219/france-laughs-at-uk-chains-new-straight-croissants Fri, 19 Feb 2016 13:09:51 +0100 france-laughs-at-uk-chains-new-straight-croissants British people living in France and other European countries could be forced to take out private health insurance, due to the latest clampdown on expats using the UK's National Health Service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150421/british-expats-left-in-lurch-by-nhs-reforms-2 Tue, 21 Apr 2015 10:15:07 +0200 british-expats-left-in-lurch-by-nhs-reforms-2 British expats in France tell us the benefits of living in some of the country's "expat no-go zones", areas where the expats are few but the quality of life competes with even the most popular regions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150403/the-joys-of-living-in-an-expat-no-go-zone Fri, 03 Apr 2015 12:27:00 +0200 the-joys-of-living-in-an-expat-no-go-zone A retired British widower, who allegedly used his loneliness to lure unsuspecting women to his home on the French Riviera before turning into a sex-crazed “monster”, went on trial this week for murder, attempted murder and rape. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141209/retired-british-sex-monster-on-trial-in-france-for-murder Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:08:00 +0100 retired-british-sex-monster-on-trial-in-france-for-murder British businessman Ian Griffin described on Tuesday the scene of devastation to which he awoke the morning after his girlfriend died, on the second day of his Paris trial for her murder. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141203/briton-blacked-out-on-night-of-paris-murder Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:52:55 +0100 briton-blacked-out-on-night-of-paris-murder British far-right groups demonstrated against immigrants entering the country from France on Saturday, in a protest at the southern English port of Dover. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140928/far-right-groups-protest-immigration-in-dover Sun, 28 Sep 2014 11:51:00 +0200 far-right-groups-protest-immigration-in-dover Some good news for British expats in France. They will pay a third less for new passports after UK authorities slashed the price due to the "efficiency savings" they have made over the last three years, by closing passport offices abroad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140317/uk-slashes-passport-costs-for-expats-in-france Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:08:00 +0100 uk-slashes-passport-costs-for-expats-in-france Outspoken French Interior Minister Manuel Valls has lamented an “impasse” in the way the UK works with France on immigration, particularly at the port of Calais, asking the British to “understand the burden on France.” https://www.thelocal.fr/20131213/uk-must-understand-the-burden-on-france Fri, 13 Dec 2013 12:02:08 +0100 uk-must-understand-the-burden-on-france Police in the Haute-Savoie department on Wednesday found the body of 73-year-old English woman Carol Sheridan, who had been missing in the French Alps since October 27th, her family has announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131106/missing-british-woman-found-dead-in-french-alps Wed, 06 Nov 2013 14:08:00 +0100 missing-british-woman-found-dead-in-french-alps Frogs’ legs have been a source of amusement and stereotyping of the French for countless years, but an archaeological dig near Stonehenge in England made a startling discovery this week: The Brits were scoffing them long before the French - 8,000 years earlier in fact. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131016/brits-ate-frogs-legs-before-french-scientists Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:38:00 +0200 brits-ate-frogs-legs-before-french-scientists Almost exactly a year after the shocking and mysterious murder of several members of the British-Iraqi al-Hilli family and a French cyclist at Annecy in the French Alps, investigators have confessed that apart from the murder weapon, "they know nothing." https://www.thelocal.fr/20130904/alps-murders-cops-still-stumped-one-year-on Wed, 04 Sep 2013 15:52:24 +0200 alps-murders-cops-still-stumped-one-year-on A teenage British boy is missing feared dead, after getting into difficulties whilst swimming off the coast of south west France with his father. French authorities searching for the boy say he is unlikely to be found. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130725/british-boy-feared-drowned-off-south-west-france Thu, 25 Jul 2013 15:42:00 +0200 british-boy-feared-drowned-off-south-west-france Police in Surrey, England have released on bail Zaid al-Hilli, suspected of conspiring to murder his brother Saad, along with Saad's wife and mother-in-law, and a French cyclist at Annecy in the French Alps last autumn. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130626/alps-probe-continues-as-brother-released-on-bail Wed, 26 Jun 2013 10:21:44 +0200 alps-probe-continues-as-brother-released-on-bail British drivers' reputation for enjoying letting loose on French motorways was reinforced when seven Britons were flashed at over 190 km/h on the same stretch of motorway over one weekend. One driver's speed, believed to be over 250km/h, even broke a police radar. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130625/speeding-british-motorist-breaks-french-police-radar Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:49:00 +0200 speeding-british-motorist-breaks-french-police-radar A British maths teacher accused of abducting one of his 15-year-old students and absconding to France with her, has gone on trial, it was reported on Wednesday. A prosecutor told the court: "This is not Romeo and Juliet." https://www.thelocal.fr/20130612/trial-begins-of-runaway-british-teacher-arrested-in-france Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:36:00 +0200 trial-begins-of-runaway-british-teacher-arrested-in-france Police investigating the murder of a British-Iraqi family at Annecy in the French Alps last summer are probing a possible Romanian connection, as mystery surrounds the target of calls made to a phone in the eastern European country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130610/alps-murders-police-probe-romanian-link Mon, 10 Jun 2013 20:24:27 +0200 alps-murders-police-probe-romanian-link