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 The highly anticipated fourth season of "The White Lotus" has begun filming on the French Riviera, HBO announced Wednesday, with a cast that includes Helena Bonham Carter and Steve Coogan. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260416/the-white-lotus-starts-filming-season-4-in-france Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:00:21 +0200 the-white-lotus-starts-filming-season-4-in-france Fewer babies, more elderly people, rising life expectancy... France has changed and is now at a demographic turning point, according to the national institute of statistics. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260113/in-numbers-frances-births-death-and-marriages-in-2025 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 17:04:02 +0100 in-numbers-frances-births-death-and-marriages-in-2025 French President Emmanuel Macron is to host another meeting on Ukraine after the talks between the new US administration and Russia, adding that Donald Trump, “can restart a useful dialogue” with Vladimir Putin. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250219/frances-macron-trump-could-restart-useful-dialogue-with-putin Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:30:28 +0100 frances-macron-trump-could-restart-useful-dialogue-with-putin Temperatures are expected to plunge below zero across France from this weekend. Here’s what to expect. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240105/forecast-where-in-france-will-see-the-worst-of-the-icy-weather Fri, 05 Jan 2024 11:47:13 +0100 forecast-where-in-france-will-see-the-worst-of-the-icy-weather A British boy who disappeared in Spain six years ago has been found in south-west France, prosecutors said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231215/missing-british-teenager-found-in-south-west-france-after-six-years Fri, 15 Dec 2023 10:24:08 +0100 missing-british-teenager-found-in-south-west-france-after-six-years With Paris about to stage the 2024 Summer Olympics, France presented the French candidacy to host the 2030 Winter Games before the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Paris on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231122/france-present-alps-bid-to-host-2030-winter-olympics Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:40:26 +0100 france-present-alps-bid-to-host-2030-winter-olympics A Russian artist in exile in France has been handed a six-month sentence for posting compromising videos online that forced a politician to abandon his bid for election as Paris Mayor in February 2020. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231011/russian-artist-sentenced-over-french-politicians-sex-tape Wed, 11 Oct 2023 16:58:31 +0200 russian-artist-sentenced-over-french-politicians-sex-tape French leader Emmanuel Macron is in Washington - with several of his ministers - on an official state visit, but some of his discussions with US president Joe Biden could be tricky - here's what the two will talk about. https://www.thelocal.fr/20221130/ukrain-and-evs-topics-up-for-discussion-when-mr-macron-goes-to-washington Wed, 30 Nov 2022 09:58:53 +0100 ukrain-and-evs-topics-up-for-discussion-when-mr-macron-goes-to-washington Italian far-right leader Giorgia Meloni has reacted angrily to comments from European Affairs Minister Laurence Boone reported in an Italian newspaper https://www.thelocal.fr/20221007/italys-far-right-meloni-angered-by-french-threat Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:13:18 +0200 italys-far-right-meloni-angered-by-french-threat Storms across large parts of France on Saturday killed one woman, wrought havoc in some vineyards and forced thousands of cub scouts to run for shelter. In contrast, the Mediterranean island of Corsica sweltered in record temperatures for the month of June. https://www.thelocal.fr/20220605/storms-kill-woman-wreaks-havoc-across-large-parts-of-france Sun, 05 Jun 2022 12:30:35 +0200 storms-kill-woman-wreaks-havoc-across-large-parts-of-france We don't want to put a downer on anyone's new life in France, but it's time to talk about death. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210701/reader-question-is-my-non-french-will-valid-in-france Thu, 01 Jul 2021 13:03:05 +0200 reader-question-is-my-non-french-will-valid-in-france Travelling between Spain and the UK during the pandemic has been very difficult due to border closures, cancelled flights and quarantines, but what is the situation like now? Is it possible to drive between Spain and the UK via France? https://www.thelocal.fr/20210521/is-it-possible-to-drive-between-spain-and-the-uk Fri, 21 May 2021 11:32:27 +0200 is-it-possible-to-drive-between-spain-and-the-uk Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday denounced a planned French law designed to counter "Islamist separatism" as a "guillotine" of democracy. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210513/erdogan-calls-french-separatism-bill-guillotine-of-democracy Thu, 13 May 2021 17:01:56 +0200 erdogan-calls-french-separatism-bill-guillotine-of-democracy Tapas bars in Barcelona called 'champanillos' could see off a legal challenge from France's Champagne region if the European Court of Justice follows a legal opinion published on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210430/tapas-bars-could-put-cork-in-champagne-name-challenge Fri, 30 Apr 2021 13:13:44 +0200 tapas-bars-could-put-cork-in-champagne-name-challenge France will have caught up with Britain on the number of people vaccinated against Covid-19 "in a few weeks", President Emmanuel Macron said in an interview on Sunday amid a row with Britain over vaccine access. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210328/macron-french-covid-jabs-will-catch-up-with-britain-in-a-few-weeks Sun, 28 Mar 2021 17:14:58 +0200 macron-french-covid-jabs-will-catch-up-with-britain-in-a-few-weeks Young people in France have been flocking to Madrid for the weekend in order to skip restrictions and weekend lockdowns that have been imposed in some areas of their own country, according to a report by Madrid's TV channel TeleMadrid. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210306/french-youth-are-skipping-lockdowns-to-spend-weekend-in-madrid Sat, 06 Mar 2021 17:33:30 +0100 french-youth-are-skipping-lockdowns-to-spend-weekend-in-madrid While many countries are at least talking about easing Covid-related rules, in France and Italy people are bracing for extra restrictions. Clare Speak in Bari and Emma Pearson in Paris discuss the situation in their respective countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210304/lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control Thu, 04 Mar 2021 17:58:32 +0100 lockdowns-and-vaccine-scepticism-are-france-and-italy-struggling-to-get-covid-under-control France and Germany will this week introduce tighter controls at their shared border, but for the moment the border will remain open despite fears in Germany of the spread of Covid virus variants from France's Moselle département. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210225/france-and-germany-agree-tighter-border-controls-due-to-covid-variant-fears Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:42:51 +0100 france-and-germany-agree-tighter-border-controls-due-to-covid-variant-fears Germany on Sunday, February 28th, classed France's Covid-battered Moselle region as a high risk area for virus variants, triggering tougher entry requirements at the border between the two neighbours. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210228/germany-to-tighten-covid-controls-at-french-border Sun, 28 Feb 2021 15:46:58 +0100 germany-to-tighten-covid-controls-at-french-border With flight cancellations and travel restrictions, many of our readers have been asking if it's possible to drive between Spain and the UK, going via France. Here's what you need to know. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210218/reader-question-can-i-travel-between-spain-and-the-uk-via-france Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:49:11 +0100 reader-question-can-i-travel-between-spain-and-the-uk-via-france