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 More than 1,200 revellers were booked for breaking coronavirus restrictions as an illegal rave in northwestern France ended on Saturday after more than two days of partying that saw clashes with police. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210102/mass-rave-in-france-ends-after-police-fail-to-stop-it Sat, 02 Jan 2021 11:53:02 +0100 mass-rave-in-france-ends-after-police-fail-to-stop-it The first phase of France's unprecedented national consultation has just ended. What has it revealed so far about what really matters to the French? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190315/so-what-are-the-main-gripes-french-people-have Fri, 15 Mar 2019 13:39:15 +0100 so-what-are-the-main-gripes-french-people-have As ever, the 2019 editions of France's dictionaries include new entries that reflect the events of the year gone by. Here are the ones you need to know...and some of them will be very familiar. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180515/new-words-french-words-you-need-to-know-including-some-english-ones Tue, 15 May 2018 15:16:55 +0200 new-words-french-words-you-need-to-know-including-some-english-ones French President Emmanuel Macron has inspired a mixture of laughter and confusion during his visit to Australia after describing the wife of the Australian Prime Minister as "delicious". https://www.thelocal.fr/20180502/faux-pas-macron-calls-australian-pms-wife-delicious Wed, 02 May 2018 14:48:25 +0200 faux-pas-macron-calls-australian-pms-wife-delicious A French consulate worker charged with smuggling arms from Gaza to the West Bank will remain in custody throughout his trial, an Israeli court ruled on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180429/french-arms-trafficking-suspect-jailed-pending-trial Sun, 29 Apr 2018 16:42:39 +0200 french-arms-trafficking-suspect-jailed-pending-trial A French waiter fired for being "aggressive, rude and disrespectful" says his behavior wasn't out of line -- he's simply, well, French. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180326/not-rude-just-french-fired-waiter-claims-discrimination Mon, 26 Mar 2018 11:05:23 +0200 not-rude-just-french-fired-waiter-claims-discrimination A run-down royal chateau near Paris is to be converted into a global centre for the promotion and study of the French language as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to boost France's place on the world stage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180320/chateau-earmaked-for-global-centre-for-promoting-french-language-and-culture Tue, 20 Mar 2018 11:12:27 +0100 chateau-earmaked-for-global-centre-for-promoting-french-language-and-culture President Emmanuel Macron has identified Africa as the key to promoting the use of French around the world which he hopes to boost in a bid to strengthen France's position on the world stage. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180319/making-french-great-again-macron-looks-to-africa Mon, 19 Mar 2018 10:20:52 +0100 making-french-great-again-macron-looks-to-africa Wine tasters from Sweden toasted victory on Saturday after winning the fifth edition of an international blind tasting contest, leaving last year's top contenders China and France in the dust, organisers said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171014/swedish-wine-tasters-crowned-worlds-best-at-french-contest Sat, 14 Oct 2017 18:55:57 +0200 swedish-wine-tasters-crowned-worlds-best-at-french-contest Four Moldovan nationals were killed on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by the French army crashed off Ivory Coast, firefighters said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171014/crashed-ivory-coast-plane-chartered-by-french-army-military-source Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:56:48 +0200 crashed-ivory-coast-plane-chartered-by-french-army-military-source The quick reflexes of a French tourist saved a coach carrying 22 French visitors from lunging into a ravine in the Austrian Alps, police said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170924/french-tourist-saves-bus-from-plunging-into-ravine-in-austrian-alps Sun, 24 Sep 2017 20:13:00 +0200 french-tourist-saves-bus-from-plunging-into-ravine-in-austrian-alps The French accent is as alluring as ever with a poll confirming it is the "sexiest in the world". https://www.thelocal.fr/20170802/french-accent-voted-sexiest-in-the-world Wed, 02 Aug 2017 18:08:54 +0200 french-accent-voted-sexiest-in-the-world The 2018 editions of France's two most popular dictionaries reveal there are several new entries that won't be so foreign to English speakers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170530/parlez-vous-franglais-more-english-words-enter-french-language Tue, 30 May 2017 17:47:06 +0200 parlez-vous-franglais-more-english-words-enter-french-language After regularly having to lend an ear to her Anglo friends left disappointed by the failure of their French lovers to live up to expectations, blogger Muriel Jacques, who runs the site "French Yummy Mummy" clears up a few common myths about Frenchmen. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170331/french-lovers-frenchmen-sex-the-myth-of-the-french-lover Fri, 31 Mar 2017 18:27:42 +0200 french-lovers-frenchmen-sex-the-myth-of-the-french-lover The French are often accused of being more miserable than their high standard of living warrants - a view backed up by numerous surveys. French academic Claudia Senik from the Paris School of Economics tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170321/french-would-be-less-miserable-if-they-spoke-better-english Tue, 21 Mar 2017 10:32:24 +0100 french-would-be-less-miserable-if-they-spoke-better-english Having to write emails and letters in French can bring on migraines, rashes and itches - even for those who have mastered the spoken language. Here are some explanations and tips from an expert. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160927/why-writing-in-french-doesnt-have-to-be-a-nightmare Tue, 27 Sep 2016 17:05:35 +0200 why-writing-in-french-doesnt-have-to-be-a-nightmare We take a look at some random misdemeanors that have landed French tourists in hot water in the past... https://www.thelocal.fr/20151013/when-french-tourists-behave-badly-abroad Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:14:21 +0200 when-french-tourists-behave-badly-abroad Language teachers have united to share the reasons the French find English so difficult. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160422/the-main-reasons-the-french-struggle-with-english Fri, 22 Apr 2016 11:11:55 +0200 the-main-reasons-the-french-struggle-with-english The Local's April Fools story this year suggested that if Britain voted to leave the EU British expats living in France would be forced to meet strict language requirements. After the Brexit referendum, perhaps the joke doesn't seem too far fetched now. Decide for yourselves. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160401/french-language-tests-planned-for-expats-over-brexit-fears Fri, 01 Apr 2016 12:44:33 +0200 french-language-tests-planned-for-expats-over-brexit-fears Is the French language slowly dying? Does it have a future? As France celebrates International French Language Day, The Local looks at the current status and future prospects of the language of Molière in the world today. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160320/a-portrait-of-the-french-language-in-2015 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 11:00:00 +0100 a-portrait-of-the-french-language-in-2015