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 An investigation has been opened into the flight of a drone over French President Emmanuel Macron’s summer residence Fort de Brégançon on Monday, just one day after Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro escaped an alleged drone explosion attack on his life. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180807/drone-flies-over-macrons-holiday-home-in-wake-of-maduro-attack Tue, 07 Aug 2018 13:01:52 +0200 drone-flies-over-macrons-holiday-home-in-wake-of-maduro-attack Inmates at a French prison received a mysterious parcel delivery on Tuesday, with the unknown item arriving by drone. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170816/drone-makes-mysterious-delivery-to-french-prison Wed, 16 Aug 2017 17:41:46 +0200 drone-makes-mysterious-delivery-to-french-prison MPs have drafted up a set of new laws for civilian drones, which are becoming all the more popular in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160928/france-draws-up-new-tougher-drone-laws Wed, 28 Sep 2016 16:33:24 +0200 france-draws-up-new-tougher-drone-laws Versailles has released what it says is the first ever aerial look at the town and its historic palace. Check it out for yourself. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160923/video-drone-captures-first-aerial-look-at-versailles Fri, 23 Sep 2016 11:29:07 +0200 video-drone-captures-first-aerial-look-at-versailles Planes were diverted near the Orly airport in Paris after pilots spotted a drone close by. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160504/planes-diverted-at-paris-orly-airport-over-drone-alert Wed, 04 May 2016 11:07:23 +0200 planes-diverted-at-paris-orly-airport-over-drone-alert Paris authorities have been stepping up their security in the capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160425/paris-police-will-soon-get-surveillance-drones-cctv-security-state-emergency Mon, 25 Apr 2016 18:25:37 +0200 paris-police-will-soon-get-surveillance-drones-cctv-security-state-emergency An Aer Lingus pilot has reported spotting a drone flying 2,000 metres off the ground in the skies near Paris, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160421/aer-lingus-plane-avoids-drone-over-french-airspace Thu, 21 Apr 2016 15:06:21 +0200 aer-lingus-plane-avoids-drone-over-french-airspace An Air France plane came within a few metres of hitting a drone as it was about to land at Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, it emerged on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160304/air-france-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone-at-paris-airport Fri, 04 Mar 2016 09:06:24 +0100 air-france-plane-has-very-near-miss-with-drone-at-paris-airport As many as ten drones were seen flying over Paris on Tuesday, with police chasing one through the streets of the capital before being given the slip by the unmanned aircraft. It’s just the latest in a series of baffling overflights. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150304/more-drones-give-paris-police-the-run-around Wed, 04 Mar 2015 10:30:00 +0100 more-drones-give-paris-police-the-run-around The presidential palace confirmed on Tuesday that an alert was sparked at the Elysée Palace after a drone was seen flying over the building. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150120/drone-seen-flying-over-elyse-palace Tue, 20 Jan 2015 13:36:00 +0100 drone-seen-flying-over-elyse-palace Drones have flown over five more nuclear plants in France, sources said on Saturday, the latest in a mysterious string of such incidents across the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141101/new-drones-spotted-over-french-nuclear-plants Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:49:00 +0100 new-drones-spotted-over-french-nuclear-plants France's state-run power firm EDF on Wednesday said unidentified drones had flown over seven nuclear plants this month, leading it to file a complaint with the police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141030/drones-spotted-over-french-nuclear-sites-edf Thu, 30 Oct 2014 11:49:00 +0100 drones-spotted-over-french-nuclear-sites-edf An Israeli tourist had to spend a night behind bars before being hit with a hefty fine for flying a drone over the world famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris. He's just the latest amateur drone pilot to fall foul of France's tough laws around the devices. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141003/tourist-jailed-for-drone-flight-over-paris-monument Fri, 03 Oct 2014 19:13:00 +0200 tourist-jailed-for-drone-flight-over-paris-monument In a case that has drawn worldwide attention, a French teenager was fined €400 for illegally using a drone to make an impressive video of the main sites around the historic city of Nancy. The teen is so upset he says he's now thinking of leaving the country. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140521/french-teen-drone-flight-film-fine Wed, 21 May 2014 11:55:00 +0200 french-teen-drone-flight-film-fine France appears to be in the midst of a crackdown on amateur drone enthusiasts. Last week a teen landed in court for using a drone to make an aerial film of his home town, this week a Foreign Legionnaire was arrested for buzzing around the Eiffel Tower with his device. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140220/legionnaire-held-for-drone-flight-at-eiffel-tower Thu, 20 Feb 2014 13:56:00 +0100 legionnaire-held-for-drone-flight-at-eiffel-tower VIDEO: A French teenager was flying high after an aerial video he shot of his hometown using a small drone went wild on social media. But he's since been brought back down to earth. In a landmark case prosecutors charged him with "endangering people's lives." https://www.thelocal.fr/20140214/french-drone-flyer-faces-public-endangerment-charges Fri, 14 Feb 2014 13:46:00 +0100 french-drone-flyer-faces-public-endangerment-charges A candidate for mayor of the crime-stricken city of Marseille has come up with a controversial proposal to break down the Mediterranean city’s network of drug-dealers and violent criminals – patrol the streets from above with drones. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130919/send-in-the-drones-new-plan-to-end-marseille-mayhem Thu, 19 Sep 2013 11:59:00 +0200 send-in-the-drones-new-plan-to-end-marseille-mayhem An odd underwater ballet has been unfolding in the Mediterranean port these past few days with new robots being tested for potential future naval use to combat threats https://www.thelocal.fr/20130727/marine-drones-tested-in-toulon Sat, 27 Jul 2013 15:35:00 +0200 marine-drones-tested-in-toulon The global market for drones is expanding rapidly and they are increasingly being used for non-military purposes, industry leaders at Europe's second ever drone show said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120927/business-booms-at-bordeaux-drone-show Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:21:00 +0200 business-booms-at-bordeaux-drone-show