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 A French court has awarded a disability grant to a woman claiming to suffer from a debilitating allergy to electromagnetic radiation from everyday gadgets such as cellphones. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150826/french-woman-wins-grant-for-gadget-allergy Wed, 26 Aug 2015 21:16:27 +0200 french-woman-wins-grant-for-gadget-allergy Using your mobile phone outside of Italy just got cheaper, with charges for internet use more than halved, as the EU capped roaming charges from Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140701/eu-roaming-charges-more-than-halved Tue, 01 Jul 2014 10:00:00 +0200 eu-roaming-charges-more-than-halved French president Francois Hollande is often accused of not taking decisive action but he has proved those critics wrong this week, to an extent, by banning ministers from bringing mobile phones into cabinet meetings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140409/hollande-bans-mobile-phones-in-cabinet-meetings Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:53:00 +0200 hollande-bans-mobile-phones-in-cabinet-meetings It seems the English are closer to the French than we may think, indeed so close that residents of one English coastal village have to rely on France to get a mobile phone signal, which has left residents and tourists liable for huge bills. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130419/english-villagers-rely-on-france-to-use-mobiles Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:10:00 +0200 english-villagers-rely-on-france-to-use-mobiles A French consumer group is suing mobile phone operator Free, accusing it of “fraudulent commercial practices” over the quality of its network. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130118/free-mobile-network-sued-for-fraud Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:00:00 +0100 free-mobile-network-sued-for-fraud