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 number of people sleeping rough on the streets of Paris is on the rise, according to the second ever homelessness census to take place in the French capital. This is a look at the most important figures from the report. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190319/in-numbers-how-the-homeless-population-of-paris-is-growing Tue, 19 Mar 2019 23:17:11 +0100 in-numbers-how-the-homeless-population-of-paris-is-growing Paris City Hall has announced its latest method for helping the city's homeless population - distributing one hundred "small bubbles" around the streets of the French capital which can be used for shelter at night. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180321/paris-to-create-100-bubbles-to-shelter-citys-homeless Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:13:41 +0100 paris-to-create-100-bubbles-to-shelter-citys-homeless At least 3,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of Paris, according to data from the city's first ever homelessness census which authorities warned Wednesday were likely a serious underestimate. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180221/paris-counts-3000-homeless-living-on-its-streets-in-first-ever-census Wed, 21 Feb 2018 18:14:04 +0100 paris-counts-3000-homeless-living-on-its-streets-in-first-ever-census Of Emmanuel Macron's many bold promises since sweeping to power last year, his pledge to completely banish homelessness from the streets of France was perhaps the boldest. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180217/for-first-time-ever-paris-attempts-to-count-its-homeless Sat, 17 Feb 2018 05:35:56 +0100 for-first-time-ever-paris-attempts-to-count-its-homeless A homeless pizza maker in Paris has appealed to President Emmanuel Macron to help those sleeping rough in France just as the capital gets ready to count the number of people living on the streets. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180215/homeless-paris-pizza-maker-appeals-to-macron-to-help-frances-rough-sleepers Thu, 15 Feb 2018 18:01:51 +0100 homeless-paris-pizza-maker-appeals-to-macron-to-help-frances-rough-sleepers Nearly a dozen people sleeping rough on the streets of the French capital have died since January 1st, according to new figures as Paris announces plans to count the number of homeless in the city. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180213/down-and-out-in-paris-11-homeless-people-dead-on-city-streets-since-january-1st Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:35:47 +0100 down-and-out-in-paris-11-homeless-people-dead-on-city-streets-since-january-1st A French homeless man has taken Twitter by storm, chalking up nearly 20,000 followers with his account of life on the mean streets of Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180112/down-but-not-out-in-paris-french-homeless-man-becomes-social-media-sensation Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:12:50 +0100 down-but-not-out-in-paris-french-homeless-man-becomes-social-media-sensation Top Italian chef Massimo Bottura, whose Osteria Francescana was named the world's best restaurant last year, is in talks to open a community kitchen in Paris that would serve the homeless and other people in need. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171229/top-italian-chef-to-open-community-kitchen-in-paris-2 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:27:50 +0100 top-italian-chef-to-open-community-kitchen-in-paris-2 A photo of street children seeking some warmth by climbing inside huge tumble dryers, with their legs hanging out the front of the machines, in a laundry in the north of Paris has shocked many in the French capital. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171228/photo-of-street-kids-seeking-warmth-in-tumble-dryers-shocks-parisians Thu, 28 Dec 2017 18:58:17 +0100 photo-of-street-kids-seeking-warmth-in-tumble-dryers-shocks-parisians Despite being one of the world's wealthiest nations, France has a shocking 16,000 people living in more than 570 squalid slums across the country. The race is on to clear them out but critics say no solution is in place. https://www.thelocal.fr/20171020/more-than-570-slums-house-16000-people-in-france Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:08:18 +0200 more-than-570-slums-house-16000-people-in-france The sheer number of people begging in Paris provokes many questions among visitors and locals alike. Why is begging synonymous with the French capital? How do we know if those asking for money are really in need? And is it wrong to hand over loose change? https://www.thelocal.fr/20170720/paris-is-it-a-good-idea-to-give-to-people-begging-on-the-streets-of-the-capital Thu, 20 Jul 2017 16:32:45 +0200 paris-is-it-a-good-idea-to-give-to-people-begging-on-the-streets-of-the-capital A new hostel for homeless people in a posh Paris neighbourhood that was unpopular with locals, has been hit by arson. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161017/blaze-at-centre-for-homeless-in-posh-part-of-paris Mon, 17 Oct 2016 13:48:23 +0200 blaze-at-centre-for-homeless-in-posh-part-of-paris Millions of French people are living in a fragile situation when it comes to housing, a new report claims and more and more of them are ending up on the streets. Here's a look at some of the key figures from the report. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150203/france-growing-homeless-crisis Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:08:00 +0100 france-growing-homeless-crisis Five homeless men have died in France, authorities said on Tuesday, as temperatures plummeted well below freezing. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141230/five-homeless-die-as-temperatures-plunge Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:43:00 +0100 five-homeless-die-as-temperatures-plunge France's second city Marseille has been forced to ditch a controversial initiative that saw homeless people handed ID cards adorned with yellow triangles prompting critics to accuse authorities of implementing a "Nazi-style" scheme. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141205/homeless-yellow-triangle-marseille Fri, 05 Dec 2014 11:14:00 +0100 homeless-yellow-triangle-marseille The city of Marseille has been blasted for using Nazi-era tactics to identify its homeless population by issuing them with ID cards, adorned with a yellow triangle. The cards detail their health issues and will be worn visibly. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141204/french-city-issues-yellow-triangles-to-identify-homeless Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:48:00 +0100 french-city-issues-yellow-triangles-to-identify-homeless France's growing problem of homelessness was laid bare by new figures released this week, which show that a person living on the streets dies every 20 hours. Life expectancy for homeless people is also 30 years lower than for those people with fixed homes, figures revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140304/homeless-paris-france-person-dies-every-20-hours-in-france Tue, 04 Mar 2014 20:05:00 +0100 homeless-paris-france-person-dies-every-20-hours-in-france Europe has over 11 million empty homes, 2.4 million of which are in France, a new report claimed this week. That is more than enough to house Europe’s growing homeless population, currently standing at 4.1 million. France though plans to build more. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140225/housing-france-homelessness Tue, 25 Feb 2014 10:28:00 +0100 housing-france-homelessness Five homeless people in France have been given smartphones to tweet about their everyday lives, as part of a project to break down prejudices associated with homelessness and combat loneliness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131106/homeless-frenchmen-tweet-about-their-lives Wed, 06 Nov 2013 15:44:00 +0100 homeless-frenchmen-tweet-about-their-lives