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 French police were investigating the death of a British tourist in France, whom they suspect may have been murdered, according to media reports. The man was found in a pool of blood with a large head wound. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141027/british-tourist-murder-france Mon, 27 Oct 2014 11:14:00 +0100 british-tourist-murder-france A woman was struck and killed by a high-speed TGV train in France this week when she ran out onto the tracks to try to catch her escaped dog. It's the latest in a series of tragic accidents that have seen people killed by the trains. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140902/tgv-france-french-woman-killed-by-train-dog Tue, 02 Sep 2014 18:39:00 +0200 tgv-france-french-woman-killed-by-train-dog A Frenchman was struck and killed by a train while he napped on a set of rail tracks after a night out drinking for a friend's birthday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140825/train-kills-frenchman-sleeping-on-rail-tracks Mon, 25 Aug 2014 19:00:00 +0200 train-kills-frenchman-sleeping-on-rail-tracks A French lawmaker who was caught on camera saying Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler "did not kill enough" Roma gypsies was fined €3,000 by an appeal court in France this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140812/mp-avoids-fine-prison-for Tue, 12 Aug 2014 18:40:00 +0200 mp-avoids-fine-prison-for A two-year-old boy was at the wheel of a car that ran over and killed his mother in suburban Paris as she was cleaning the vehicle, it was reported this week. The mother is believed to have pushed her older child out of harm's way before getting run over. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140716/toddler-at-wheel-of-car-that-killed-his-mother Wed, 16 Jul 2014 12:15:00 +0200 toddler-at-wheel-of-car-that-killed-his-mother A Frenchman got so angry over his son’s constant playing of online games that he snapped and strangled the young man during an argument at the family’s holiday home in southern France, it was reported on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140422/french-father-kills-son-over-excess-internet-gaming Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:12:00 +0200 french-father-kills-son-over-excess-internet-gaming The nasty weather that pounded France's coast for days exacted a tragic and hefty toll on marine wildlife. About 5,000 birds have washed ashore dead after heavy winds exhausted them and kept them from feeding, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:47:00 +0100 storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast