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 Two young football fans were killed and nearly a dozen injured in 2009 when they were struck by state-owned train after a football match. Rail operator SNCF will now faces criminal charges over the accident, sources have claimed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/frances-national-rail-faces-manslaughter-trial Tue, 28 Jan 2014 14:46:00 +0100 frances-national-rail-faces-manslaughter-trial Famous French lawyer, Jacques Verges, dubbed the "Devil's advocate" for defending an array of high-profile hardened criminals including Nazi war criminals, died in Paris on Thursday. The notorious law man once said he "would have defended Hitler" if given the chance. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130816/frances-devils-adovcate-lawyer-verges-dies Fri, 16 Aug 2013 10:32:00 +0200 frances-devils-adovcate-lawyer-verges-dies