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 Online donators have opened their hearts and their wallets for two children who were orphaned when their parents died in the November 13th terror attacks in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151126/france-comes-together-for-paris-terror-orphans Thu, 26 Nov 2015 13:13:22 +0100 france-comes-together-for-paris-terror-orphans In the latest of our Reader Rants series, in which we give you a chance to get something off your chest, Paris-based banker and serial fun-runner Gavin Doughty from the UK, laments the problems he has persuading the French to dip into the pockets for a good cause. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140409/french-do-charity-fundrasing Wed, 09 Apr 2014 18:30:00 +0200 french-do-charity-fundrasing The French government has given the green light for food aid charities to hand out thousands of recalled ready meals containing horsemeat to the country’s most needy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130228/france-permits-charities-to-handout-horsemeat-meals Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:07:00 +0100 france-permits-charities-to-handout-horsemeat-meals BREAKING NEWS: Two charity workers have been sentenced in Paris to two years in prison for attempting to smuggle 103 children from Chad to France in 2007. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130212/charity-workers-jailed-for-african-child-smuggling Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:27:00 +0100 charity-workers-jailed-for-african-child-smuggling A hard-up family were escorted out of the world famous Musée d’Orsay in Paris by four security guards because they smelled bad, it was reported on Tuesday. Directors at the museum say they are ‘saddened’ by the incident. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130129/family-kicked-out-of-paris-museum-for-bad-smell Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:06:00 +0100 family-kicked-out-of-paris-museum-for-bad-smell Luxury car-lovers, fans of Manchester United and graffiti enthusiasts all have their chance to get their hands on a unique piece of memorabilia on Tuesday, when the iconic French footballer turned actor, Eric Cantona puts his customized Rolls Royce up for auction in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130121/man-utd-legend-cantona-auctions-rolls-royce-for-charity Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:39:00 +0100 man-utd-legend-cantona-auctions-rolls-royce-for-charity