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 British and French campaigners have warned about the dangers of migrant Channel crossings after a woman attempting the journey went missing after falling into the sea last week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190816/woman-lost-at-sea-after-attempting-to-cross-from-france-to-britain Fri, 16 Aug 2019 12:57:43 +0200 woman-lost-at-sea-after-attempting-to-cross-from-france-to-britain The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya Friday, the latest rescue in the Mediterranean as Hollywood star Richard Gere boarded a second vessel to highlight the plight of those stranded. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190810/rescue-ship-plucks-85-from-the-sea-as-richard-gere-shines-light-on-migrant-plight Sat, 10 Aug 2019 11:27:47 +0200 rescue-ship-plucks-85-from-the-sea-as-richard-gere-shines-light-on-migrant-plight Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee has dispatched its new rescue ship Ocean Viking from the French port of Marseille on its first mission to save migrants off the coast of Libya. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190805/new-migrant-rescue-ship-launches-from-marseille Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:08:19 +0200 new-migrant-rescue-ship-launches-from-marseille A French court has acquitted a British charity worker accused of insulting and assaulting a policeman while helping migrants in northern France, his lawyers said on Friday, in a ruling welcomed by activists. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190621/british-charity-worker-cleared-of-attack-on-french-police-at-migrant-camp Fri, 21 Jun 2019 16:19:18 +0200 british-charity-worker-cleared-of-attack-on-french-police-at-migrant-camp Human rights group Amnesty International has accused French authorities of harassing, intimidating and even assaulting people offering aid to migrants in the north of France in a deliberate attempt to discourage their work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190605/france-accused-of-harassing-and-intimidating-charity-workers-at-migrant-camps Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:21:23 +0200 france-accused-of-harassing-and-intimidating-charity-workers-at-migrant-camps France must act on the “dire” living conditions of refugees and migrants sleeping rough in France, the United Nation’s housing envoy has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190412/france-must-act-on-dire-conditions-in-migrants-camps-says-un-envoy Fri, 12 Apr 2019 19:28:46 +0200 france-must-act-on-dire-conditions-in-migrants-camps-says-un-envoy Two migrants were wounded in a shooting after a row in a migrant camp in the northern French port of Dunkirk, several sources said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160816/two-injured-in-shooting-at-french-migrant-camp Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:17:36 +0200 two-injured-in-shooting-at-french-migrant-camp Thwarted at every turn in their efforts to reach Britain, migrants in northern France have once again changed tack, turning to flimsy dinghies to carry them across the Channel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160619/calais-migrants-use-flimsy-boats-to-cross-channel Sun, 19 Jun 2016 18:06:49 +0200 calais-migrants-use-flimsy-boats-to-cross-channel An Afghan migrant who was living in the infamous Calais "Jungle" camp died on Thursday after being hit by a lorry on the outskirts of the French port, regional authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160331/calais-migrant-killed-in-trucks-hit-and-run Thu, 31 Mar 2016 10:56:28 +0200 calais-migrant-killed-in-trucks-hit-and-run An Ivorian teenager aged 17 was rescued from a mountain pass in the French Alps after trying to cross the mountains from Italy dressed only in "casual wear". https://www.thelocal.fr/20160307/migrant-saved-after-walk-across-french-alps Mon, 07 Mar 2016 21:29:41 +0100 migrant-saved-after-walk-across-french-alps They have become an influential presence behind the scenes in France's "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, but the myth surrounding the shadowy No Borders activist group serves many agendas. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160304/no-borders-the-mystery-of-those-causing-a-rumble-in-the-jungle Fri, 04 Mar 2016 13:05:57 +0100 no-borders-the-mystery-of-those-causing-a-rumble-in-the-jungle Sets built for British television show Jekyll and Hyde have been shipped to the Calais "Jungle" as shelters for migrants and refugees after the series was cancelled, its creator has announced. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160107/british-tv-sets-sent-to-calais Thu, 07 Jan 2016 15:25:00 +0100 british-tv-sets-sent-to-calais Support has flooded in for a British aid worker facing jail after trying to smuggle a four-year-old into Britain from the 'New Jungle' migrant camp in Calais with around 60,000 people signing an online petition in less than three days. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151111/brit-faces-jail-for-smuggling-girl-4-out-of-calais Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:03:08 +0100 brit-faces-jail-for-smuggling-girl-4-out-of-calais French train drivers who work for Eurotunnel said on Thursday they were so overcome with fear and anxiety over the deaths of migrants trying to cross to Britain that they could no longer do their job. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151001/french-train-drivers-haunted-by-refugee-deaths Thu, 01 Oct 2015 17:38:14 +0200 french-train-drivers-haunted-by-refugee-deaths An Eritrean man was killed by a freight train near the entrance to the Channel Tunnel in France on Wednesday, a local official said, making him the 13th migrant killed trying to reach Britain since June. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/refugee-killed-by-channel-tunnel-train-in-france Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:52:01 +0200 refugee-killed-by-channel-tunnel-train-in-france Italian police on Wednesday cleared out a refugee camp on the border of France and Italy that had been home to up to 250 people. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150930/police-clear-refugee-camp-on-france-italy-border Wed, 30 Sep 2015 11:38:02 +0200 police-clear-refugee-camp-on-france-italy-border A 20-year-old Iraqi was found dead on Tuesday in a lorry near the French port of Calais, crushed by pallets as he tried to reach Britain, local authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150929/iraq-refugee-crushed-to-death-by-pallets-in-calais Tue, 29 Sep 2015 12:16:12 +0200 iraq-refugee-crushed-to-death-by-pallets-in-calais Germany and France have agreed that the European Union, facing a slew of migrant crises, should impose binding quotas on the numbers member states take in. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150903/france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas Thu, 03 Sep 2015 17:39:19 +0200 france-and-germany-agree-on-need-for-binding-migrant-quotas UPDATED: Britain and France announced a new "command and control centre" on Thursday to tackle smuggling gangs in Calais, as Europe grapples with its biggest migration crisis since World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/uk-police-head-to-france-to-counter-migrant-traffickers Thu, 20 Aug 2015 11:15:05 +0200 uk-police-head-to-france-to-counter-migrant-traffickers France and Britain are to sign a deal on Thursday aimed at alleviating the migrant crisis in Calais, where thousands of people desperate to cross the Channel have gathered in slum-like conditions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150820/france-and-britain-to-sign-deal-on-calais-migrant-crisis Thu, 20 Aug 2015 10:43:30 +0200 france-and-britain-to-sign-deal-on-calais-migrant-crisis