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 Not all the matches at the Fifa World Cup 2026 in the USA, Mexico and Canada will be available on free-to-air TV in France, so here's how to support your team through the tournament. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/how-to-watch-the-2026-mens-football-world-cup-in-france Wed, 20 May 2026 17:41:03 +0200 how-to-watch-the-2026-mens-football-world-cup-in-france In the first six months of operation of the new EU digital border system, the Entry-Exit System (EES), almost 7,000 travellers were denied entry into Europe's border-free Schengen area because they stayed beyond their permitted time limit, a European Commission report has revealed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/ees-7000-overstayers-snared-since-launch-of-eus-new-schengen-border-checks Wed, 20 May 2026 14:37:30 +0200 ees-7000-overstayers-snared-since-launch-of-eus-new-schengen-border-checks French lawmakers on Wednesday narrowly approved President Emmanuel Macron's former chief of staff to govern the central bank, with Emmanuel Moulin winning just enough votes to secure the job. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/french-mps-back-macron-associate-to-run-bank-of-france Wed, 20 May 2026 14:21:23 +0200 french-mps-back-macron-associate-to-run-bank-of-france French investigators are probing allegations of embezzlement involving high-profile presidential candidate Edouard Philippe over the allocation of a digital hub contract in the northern port city of Le Havre where he is mayor, prosecutors have said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/french-presidential-candidate-philippe-targeted-in-embezzlement-probe Wed, 20 May 2026 13:07:26 +0200 french-presidential-candidate-philippe-targeted-in-embezzlement-probe The launch of an investigation into the awarding of contracts by a French mayor wouldn't normally merit headline news - but this mayor is one of the favourites for France's crucial 2027 presidential election. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/explained-could-an-embezzlement-probe-cost-french-centrist-philippe-the-election Wed, 20 May 2026 14:14:10 +0200 explained-could-an-embezzlement-probe-cost-french-centrist-philippe-the-election Saying goodbye to a much-loved pet is always difficult. Many would like to give it a final resting place in the garden, near the house. But is that allowed? https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/explained-the-rules-to-follow-if-a-pet-dies-in-france Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:12 +0200 explained-the-rules-to-follow-if-a-pet-dies-in-france France’s government has waded into a row that has sent shockwaves through the domestic cinema industry after the head of France’s biggest film producer, Canal+, said the group would no longer work with signatories of a petition against billionaire owner Vincent Bolloré. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/french-government-slams-disproportionate-canal-riposte-to-anti-bollore-petition Wed, 20 May 2026 09:20:50 +0200 french-government-slams-disproportionate-canal-riposte-to-anti-bollore-petition EU lawmakers and member states reached a deal in the early hours of Wednesday to implement the bloc's nearly year-old trade pact with the United States, with President Donald Trump threatening new tariffs unless it is done by July 4th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/eu-agrees-to-implement-us-trade-pact-after-trump-threats Wed, 20 May 2026 09:15:17 +0200 eu-agrees-to-implement-us-trade-pact-after-trump-threats France’s government spokeswoman encouraged women to speak out about sexual violence, ‘even decades later’, as she addressed mounting allegations of rape and assault targeting popular singer and actor Patrick Bruel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/france-encourages-women-to-report-rape-as-singer-faces-allegations Wed, 20 May 2026 09:01:41 +0200 france-encourages-women-to-report-rape-as-singer-faces-allegations An elegant, white-haired Parisian savours a biscuity cloud of cream and apple down to the last crumb at one of the French capital's many bakeries – but this client has four legs not two. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260520/bone-appetit-paris-pups-lap-up-treats-at-dog-centric-spots Wed, 20 May 2026 08:47:46 +0200 bone-appetit-paris-pups-lap-up-treats-at-dog-centric-spots Around 16,500 foreign nationals were held in detention centres across mainland France in 2025, but more than 60 percent were released without being deported, according to a report published on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260519/france-held-16000-foreigners-in-detention-centres-in-2026 Tue, 19 May 2026 15:19:55 +0200 france-held-16000-foreigners-in-detention-centres-in-2026 Friday is set to be the hottest and sunniest day of the week in France, with numerous towns predicted to see temperatures of 30C or above, rising to 35C in the south west. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260519/france-to-hit-35c-by-friday-as-the-sunny-weather-returns Tue, 19 May 2026 12:26:00 +0200 france-to-hit-35c-by-friday-as-the-sunny-weather-returns France refused entry to 200 British citizens in 2025, latest EU data shows, with most refused because they either did not have the correct paperwork or had previously over-stayed the 90-day limit. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260519/france-refuses-entry-to-hundreds-of-brits Tue, 19 May 2026 12:22:13 +0200 france-refuses-entry-to-hundreds-of-brits France's national health agency has warned that nearly half the population exceeds the recommendation for exposure to the heavy metal cadmium, with breakfast cereals and baguettes contaminated. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260519/explained-why-the-french-are-worried-about-cadmium-in-baguettes-and-cereal Tue, 19 May 2026 11:40:28 +0200 explained-why-the-french-are-worried-about-cadmium-in-baguettes-and-cereal France and Turkey have the highest levels of prison overcrowding among Council of Europe member states, with 131 inmates for every 100 places, a specially commissioned report said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260519/france-and-turkey-have-most-overcrowded-jails-in-europe Tue, 19 May 2026 10:09:25 +0200 france-and-turkey-have-most-overcrowded-jails-in-europe The 2028 Tour de France will embark from Reims in the French champagne region, organisers ASO revealed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260518/champagne-start-in-reims-for-2028-tour-de-france Mon, 18 May 2026 16:44:05 +0200 champagne-start-in-reims-for-2028-tour-de-france The number of people refused entry to the EU and Schengen area has risen dramatically, according to new statistics, while thousands of US, UK and Indian nationals have been found to be illegally present in EU/Schengen countries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260518/trend-will-continue-number-of-people-refused-entry-to-europe-on-the-rise Mon, 18 May 2026 15:58:26 +0200 trend-will-continue-number-of-people-refused-entry-to-europe-on-the-rise Dogs will be allowed on one of the normally tightly controlled beaches in Cannes that was renamed on Monday after late film legend-turned-animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260518/dogs-allowed-on-new-brigitte-bardot-beach-in-south-of-france Mon, 18 May 2026 16:35:19 +0200 dogs-allowed-on-new-brigitte-bardot-beach-in-south-of-france France said Monday that it had selected an international team of architects to transform the Louvre, which has been hit by a litany of problems, including an €88 million jewellery robbery. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260518/france-unveils-architects-to-transform-louvre Mon, 18 May 2026 14:36:51 +0200 france-unveils-architects-to-transform-louvre A French magistrate is facing a professional standards hearing after he admitted dodging at least 200 motorway toll fares through 'tailgating' on his scooter. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260518/french-magistrate-faces-being-struck-off-for-dodging-200-peage-fares Mon, 18 May 2026 14:17:37 +0200 french-magistrate-faces-being-struck-off-for-dodging-200-peage-fares