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 UPDATED: Armoured vehicles rolled through central Paris on Saturday as riot police clashed with "yellow vest" demonstrators, who set fire to barricades and hurled rocks in the latest demonstrations against President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181208/police-in-paris-detain-278-people-ahead-of-yellow-vest-protest Sat, 08 Dec 2018 16:54:18 +0100 police-in-paris-detain-278-people-ahead-of-yellow-vest-protest Tensions were high in France on Friday as authorities and the public prepare for tomorrow's day of protests, with violence expected in Paris and other cities. https://www.thelocal.fr/20181207/live-france-in-crisis-as-country-braces-for-more-violence Fri, 07 Dec 2018 17:48:31 +0100 live-france-in-crisis-as-country-braces-for-more-violence Look back through our live blog on a dramatic night in France where the National Front has topped the vote in the European Elections. The French PM said the results were "a shock, an earthquake". President François Hollande said "lessons must be learned". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140525/live-european-elections Sun, 25 May 2014 21:44:00 +0200 live-european-elections LIVE UPDATES: The beleaguered French President François Hollande is holding a key press conference on Thursday to 400 journalists. The most unpopular president since the War, according to polls, is expected to get a tough ride. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130516/live-updates-struggling-hollande-faces-press Thu, 16 May 2013 18:11:00 +0200 live-updates-struggling-hollande-faces-press