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 France's civil defence sirens are tested monthly - and there's also a published emergency protocol which residents and regular visitors are encouraged to read. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220302/france-tests-emergency-sirens-and-reminds-residents-of-alert-protocol Wed, 02 Mar 2022 12:39:59 +0100 france-tests-emergency-sirens-and-reminds-residents-of-alert-protocol At least eight people have been injured - some seriously - in an explosion and fire at a factory in Dordogne, south west France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220803/eight-injured-in-explosion-at-factory-in-south-west-france Wed, 03 Aug 2022 18:36:54 +0200 eight-injured-in-explosion-at-factory-in-south-west-france The French government on Thursday summoned the head of the Orange telecom operator after a network outage that left people unable to reach emergency services. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210603/phone-maintenance-glitch-left-frances-emergency-services-uncontactable Thu, 03 Jun 2021 10:44:17 +0200 phone-maintenance-glitch-left-frances-emergency-services-uncontactable A wildfire fanned by soaring temperatures tore through a pine forest in southwestern France on Thursday, burning down at least one house and forcing dozens to flee their homes. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200731/dozens-evacuated-as-wildfire-hits-south-west-france-town Fri, 31 Jul 2020 10:18:02 +0200 dozens-evacuated-as-wildfire-hits-south-west-france-town French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has confirmed plans to extend the state of emergency that was put in place on the day of the November terror attacks last year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161115/pm-pushes-to-re-extend-frances-state-of-emergency Tue, 15 Nov 2016 17:29:30 +0100 pm-pushes-to-re-extend-frances-state-of-emergency French lawmakers voted on Tuesday to extend the state of emergency for a fourth time, but with a few changes. Here's what's new. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/what-are-the-new-emergency-powers-that-france-has Wed, 20 Jul 2016 16:15:28 +0200 what-are-the-new-emergency-powers-that-france-has Lawmakers in the French parliament voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to extend the state of emergency for a further six months. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160720/france-votes-to-remain-in-state-of-emergency Wed, 20 Jul 2016 10:38:31 +0200 france-votes-to-remain-in-state-of-emergency The French government confirmed on Wednesday that the state of emergency that has been in place since the night of November 13th will end on July 26th. But what will happened in reality? https://www.thelocal.fr/20160713/what-the-end-of-the-state-of-emergency-will-mean-for-france Wed, 13 Jul 2016 18:13:36 +0200 what-the-end-of-the-state-of-emergency-will-mean-for-france France's Justice Minister has announced that the national state of emergency will be over before the end of the month. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160713/frances-state-of-emergency-to-end-in-july Wed, 13 Jul 2016 12:13:54 +0200 frances-state-of-emergency-to-end-in-july France's parliament confirmed on Thursday a two-month extension of the state of emergency that has been in place since November's jihadist attacks to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160519/extension-of-state-of-emergency-to-cover-euro-2016-confirmed Thu, 19 May 2016 15:42:26 +0200 extension-of-state-of-emergency-to-cover-euro-2016-confirmed France's parliament voted on Tuesday to extend a state of emergency in place since November's jihadist attacks to the end of July to cover the Euro 2016 football tournament and Tour de France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160510/france-extends-state-of-emergency-to-end-of-july Tue, 10 May 2016 19:49:43 +0200 france-extends-state-of-emergency-to-end-of-july The French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced on Wednesday that the government plans to extend the state of emergency, which has been in place since the November Paris attacks, until after the Euro 2016 football championships and the Tour de France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160420/france-to-extend-emertency-powers-until-after-euro-2016 Wed, 20 Apr 2016 10:11:40 +0200 france-to-extend-emertency-powers-until-after-euro-2016 The French president’s climb down on his plan to strip terrorists of French nationality and enshrine draconian police powers in the constitution was the right one, even if it was motivated by self-preservation, writes Ben McPartland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160330/hollande-sees-sense-even-if-for-selfish-reasons Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:32:36 +0200 hollande-sees-sense-even-if-for-selfish-reasons It's been more than three months since the terror attacks and the state of emergency has been extended again. But there's no reason to be scared, writes Oliver Gee. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160218/it-doesnt-feel-like-paris-is-in-a-state-of-emergency Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:06:51 +0100 it-doesnt-feel-like-paris-is-in-a-state-of-emergency Thousands of people marched through Paris and in other French cities on Saturday to decry the proposed extension of a state of emergency imposed after the November Paris attacks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160131/thousands-protest-french-state-of-emergency Sun, 31 Jan 2016 09:27:20 +0100 thousands-protest-french-state-of-emergency "The president confirmed to us that several texts would be presented to cabinet on February 3, including for a three-month extension of the state of emergency," said Pierre Laurent, national secretary of the Communist Party following talks with Hollande at the Elysee Palace. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160123/france-plans-renewal-of-state-of-emergency Sat, 23 Jan 2016 14:25:14 +0100 france-plans-renewal-of-state-of-emergency French MPs agreed on Thursday that the national state of emergency would be extended to three months. But what does that mean for you? https://www.thelocal.fr/20151115/what-will-the-state-of-emergency-mean Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:56:04 +0100 what-will-the-state-of-emergency-mean You need to have a decent memory to know all the different emergency numbers in France and that's just for the police, firemen and ambulance crews. But thankfully things could soon change. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/france-had-just-one-emergency-number Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:16:08 +0200 france-had-just-one-emergency-number A Paris-bound Air France flight from Mumbai was forced to make an emergency landing in the Indian city on Monday after developing an engine problem, the airline and airport said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130311/paris-bound-air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing Mon, 11 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0100 paris-bound-air-france-flight-makes-emergency-landing An ambulance thief got more than he bargained for on Thursday when the vehicle he stole turned out to have a 63-year-old patient in the back. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121026/man-steals-ambulance-with-patient-still-in-the-back Fri, 26 Oct 2012 13:40:00 +0200 man-steals-ambulance-with-patient-still-in-the-back