The Local France 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 British expats in France face years of limbo: Brexit report The British government’s first official report into the impact of a future Brexit has revealed that the rights of British expats in France and other parts of the EU will no longer be guaranteed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/british-expats-in-france-face-years-of-limbo-report Mon, 29 Feb 2016 09:10:16 +0100 british-expats-in-france-face-years-of-limbo-report French town pays out over Brit killed by tree A French seaside resort has paid out more than €100,000 to compensate a British family after a 62-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree planted in honour of Napoleon's son. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150414/french-resort-pays-brits-for-falling-napoleon-tree Tue, 14 Apr 2015 14:43:52 +0200 french-resort-pays-brits-for-falling-napoleon-tree Body of slain British expat found in well A Frenchman has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his British neighbour whose body was found at the bottom of a well in a Normandy village. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150410/frenchman-held-over-murder-of-british-neighbour Fri, 10 Apr 2015 13:05:02 +0200 frenchman-held-over-murder-of-british-neighbour Daily Mail cartoon 'last straw' for British expats A provocative cartoon in the Daily Mail newspaper about winter fuel payments to elderly British expats was the "final straw" for 81-year-old France-based Englishman Brian Cave. He tells The Local that the British government and media are scapegoating their own citizens abroad. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131119/fuel-funds-for-expats-an-easy-target-for-daily-mail Tue, 19 Nov 2013 18:24:00 +0100 fuel-funds-for-expats-an-easy-target-for-daily-mail M&S opens new Paris store amid expansion British supermarket giant Marks and Spencer is set to continue its expansion in France, it seems, with plans top open 10 more stores over the coming years. The first of the new shops, located near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, opened its doors for the first time on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131023/marks-and-spencer-british-food-irish-beaugrenelle-paris-france Wed, 23 Oct 2013 17:49:00 +0200 marks-and-spencer-british-food-irish-beaugrenelle-paris-france