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 3,000 holidaymakers were evacuated after a blaze threatened to spread across four campsites in the south of France, as a fireman died on his way to the scene, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160714/3000-campers-evacuated-fireman-dead-in-french-campsite-fire Thu, 14 Jul 2016 12:17:00 +0200 3000-campers-evacuated-fireman-dead-in-french-campsite-fire A 32-year-old man died on Tuesday night from injuries sustained in a club near Paris, apparently after attempting an acrobatic move. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151111/man-dies-after-attempting-paris-backflip Wed, 11 Nov 2015 15:40:18 +0100 man-dies-after-attempting-paris-backflip Fast food may be hazardous to your health over the long term, but it can be also be dangerous in the short term, as one woman learned in a freak incident earlier this month at a McDonald's in France. Call it a case of a stray flying potato wedge. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140120/mcdonalds-potato-wedge-injures-french-woman Mon, 20 Jan 2014 18:08:00 +0100 mcdonalds-potato-wedge-injures-french-woman An 11-year-old boy from Hérault who fell on the handlebars of his bicycle last May learned this week that a brake lever was lodged in his thigh for four months without his being aware of it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120907/brake-lever-stuck-in-boys-thigh-for-four-months Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:57:00 +0200 brake-lever-stuck-in-boys-thigh-for-four-months