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 Thanks to a major effort from social media users, French police have been able to track down the family of a WWI infantry soldier who wrote a goodbye letter to his "only friend" just two weeks before his death at the front. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180219/french-police-investigate-wwi-soldiers-goodbye-letter-to-his-only-friend Mon, 19 Feb 2018 13:03:23 +0100 french-police-investigate-wwi-soldiers-goodbye-letter-to-his-only-friend A woman in her eighties in northern France has more reason than most to grumble about the country's postal service after receiving a postcard destined for her great grandfather 138 years ago. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150615/french-family-gets-letter-138-years-late Mon, 15 Jun 2015 18:09:14 +0200 french-family-gets-letter-138-years-late More than 1,500 letters and writings from queens, actresses and singers – including one from Henry VIII's first wife Catherine of Aragon which records a defining moment in British history – will go under the hammer in Paris on 18th and 19th November. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141111/catherine-of-aragons-letter-the-jewel-of-paris-auction Tue, 11 Nov 2014 10:25:00 +0100 catherine-of-aragons-letter-the-jewel-of-paris-auction Menacing letters, one signed by the name ‘Robin Wood’, threatened to bomb and set fire to Ikea locations in France if the Swedish furniture giant did not meet several somewhat bizarre demands, it was revealed this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130529/robin-wood-threatens-to-bomb-ikea-in-france-for-ransom Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200 robin-wood-threatens-to-bomb-ikea-in-france-for-ransom