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 A fugitive hitman on France's most-wanted list has been arrested in Spain disguised in a devil's costume at a Halloween celebration, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161105/spanish-police-nab-hitman-dressed-as-devil Sat, 05 Nov 2016 15:47:43 +0100 spanish-police-nab-hitman-dressed-as-devil A Frenchman asked police "what's the problem?" after being arrested on Halloween for being dressed as a jihadist carrying a fake rifle. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161102/frenchman-held-for-halloween-jihadist-costume Wed, 02 Nov 2016 09:26:44 +0100 frenchman-held-for-halloween-jihadist-costume Police officers in southern France who are still on heightened terror alert have banned locals from wearing "dangerous" costume accessories for Halloween. It comes after a boy dressed as Mr T sparked a terror scare. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151030/french-police-ban-dangerous-halloween-costumes Fri, 30 Oct 2015 10:41:06 +0100 french-police-ban-dangerous-halloween-costumes A place of fear, legend, inspiration and exploration, Paris's skull and bone-lined Catacombs still draw thousands of visitors each year, many of whom queue for hours to explore the ghoulish burial site. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141031/paris-catacombs-still-entice-visitors Fri, 31 Oct 2014 10:14:41 +0100 paris-catacombs-still-entice-visitors Who said Halloween was an American festival? Paris is positively abuzz with Halloween fever this week. From pumpkin-carving to a real haunted house, we've listed eight events not to miss. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141028/eight-halloween-events-not-to-miss-in-paris Tue, 28 Oct 2014 13:50:00 +0100 eight-halloween-events-not-to-miss-in-paris A Halloween zombie march due to take place this weekend in a village in central France has been banned by the mayor for going against the values of Catholic festival All Saints’ Day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121031/zombie-march-banned-because-of-catholic-festival Wed, 31 Oct 2012 12:54:00 +0100 zombie-march-banned-because-of-catholic-festival A man was shot dead after a Halloween party at a nightclub in Saint-Laurent-du-Var, on the French Riviera, on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121029/man-shot-dead-after-halloween-party-on-french-riviera Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:34:00 +0100 man-shot-dead-after-halloween-party-on-french-riviera