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 As part of The Local's new series on second-homes in France, here is everything you need to know (the good, the bad, and the ugly) about purchasing property in the north-west France regions of Brittany and Normandy, according to both readers and experts. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250520/orth-west Tue, 20 May 2025 11:10:54 +0200 orth-west A fire that broke out at a stud farm in northwestern France killed 70 horses, an initial report from the local government said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240616/stud-farm-fire-kills-70-horses-in-france Sun, 16 Jun 2024 18:01:15 +0200 stud-farm-fire-kills-70-horses-in-france French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday hailed the "spirit of sacrifice" of the soldiers who liberated Europe from Nazi occupation, as he prepared to join US counterpart Joe Biden and King Charles III to mark 80 years since the World War II D-Day landings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20240606/macron-lauds-spirit-of-sacrifice-as-d-day-marked-under-ukraine-shadow Thu, 06 Jun 2024 10:49:49 +0200 macron-lauds-spirit-of-sacrifice-as-d-day-marked-under-ukraine-shadow French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday launched the construction of a new British memorial in Normandy in tribute to the thousands of British soldiers who died in the invasion on June 6, 1944. But why is it so controversial? https://www.thelocal.fr/20190606/french-villagers-oppose-british-d-day-memorial-on-their-land-in-normandy Thu, 06 Jun 2019 13:57:20 +0200 french-villagers-oppose-british-d-day-memorial-on-their-land-in-normandy Looking for new places to visit in France? We have to put together a mouth-watering video highlighting six towns and villages in the historic region of Normandy that really should be on your list of places to see in France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190416/video-the-six-stunning-normandy-towns-and-villages-you-must-visit Tue, 16 Apr 2019 18:03:14 +0200 video-the-six-stunning-normandy-towns-and-villages-you-must-visit One year after 85-year-old French Catholic priest Jacques Hamel was killed by terrorists during mass, the country on Wednesday paid homage in a series of ceremonies. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170726/france-remembers-jacques-hamel-priest-slain-by-terrorists-in-his-own-church Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:20:03 +0200 france-remembers-jacques-hamel-priest-slain-by-terrorists-in-his-own-church Thirteen départements in the north-west of France are on orange alert - which calls for residents to be "very vigilant" - on Wednesday with storms set to batter the region. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160622/northwest-france-set-for-heavy-storms-on-wednesday Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:21:10 +0200 northwest-france-set-for-heavy-storms-on-wednesday Migrants and refugees have been making perilous crossings by boat of the Mediterranean and the Aegean Seas for months, and some are taking their chances with the English Channel. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160401/migrants-rescued-in-attempt-to-cross-english-channel-in-inflatable-raft Fri, 01 Apr 2016 14:36:09 +0200 migrants-rescued-in-attempt-to-cross-english-channel-in-inflatable-raft A tourism industry chief in Normandy has blasted negative TV weather forecasters for putting tourists off Normandy by giving people the impression it always rains in that part of northern France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151022/tv-weather-forecasts-ruining-normandy-tourism Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:04:06 +0200 tv-weather-forecasts-ruining-normandy-tourism The gravestone of a formidable Nazi SS tank commander has been stolen from a German cemetery in the small Normandy town of La Cambe, municipal sources said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150729/nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery Wed, 29 Jul 2015 10:33:31 +0200 nazi-tombstone-stolen-from-normandy-cemetery An 89-year-old British World War II veteran who went missing from his retirement home was found in France enjoying a D-Day anniversary get-together with former comrades, police said Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140607/british-pensioner-flees-care-home-to-join-d-day-ceremonies Sat, 07 Jun 2014 13:45:00 +0200 british-pensioner-flees-care-home-to-join-d-day-ceremonies The flags are up and the veterans have begun to arrive: Normandy is just about ready to deliver an emotional salute to the heroes of D-Day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140604/world-prepares-final-salute-to-d-day-heroes Wed, 04 Jun 2014 16:54:00 +0200 world-prepares-final-salute-to-d-day-heroes UPDATED: A French village is up in arms after learning Prince Charles will not, as they had initially been led to believe, be visiting for next month's 70th anniversary commemorations of the D-Day landings. Prince Charles' office however denied any visit had been planned. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140520/d-day-charles-merville-snub-normandy Tue, 20 May 2014 16:09:00 +0200 d-day-charles-merville-snub-normandy The Elysée Palace confirmed on Monday that Queen Elizabeth II plans to join world leaders in France in June to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140203/britains-queen-coming-to-france-for-d-day-memorial Mon, 03 Feb 2014 13:40:00 +0100 britains-queen-coming-to-france-for-d-day-memorial Ken Tatham is the only British mayor in France. But after 19 years at the helm of his Normandy village he is about to step down. Here he tells The Local why exapts should stop moaning about life in France and follow in his footsteps. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140124/why-more-expats-should-become-mayors-in-france Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:41:00 +0100 why-more-expats-should-become-mayors-in-france The former chief of a famous D-Day museum in Normandy has been accused of fraud after he used funds to buy priceless artfacts, including a tank and an armoured vehicle, which he then kept out of sight at his father's barn. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140115/d-day-museum-director-buys-himself-a-tank Wed, 15 Jan 2014 16:44:00 +0100 d-day-museum-director-buys-himself-a-tank The famous Normandy landing beaches, where thousands were killed on D-Day 1944, have had their chances of becoming UNESCO World Heritage sites boosted. The effort to protect and promote them intensifies as the 70th anniversary of the landings approaches. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140113/beaches-of-normandy-landing-headed-to-unesco-list Mon, 13 Jan 2014 13:32:00 +0100 beaches-of-normandy-landing-headed-to-unesco-list VIDEO: France's heatwave is set to come to a dramatic end in the north of the country with storm warnings in place for 36 departments. In a sign of what is to come several people were left injured and streets flooded when a violent storm hit Caen on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130723/violent-storm-hits-normandy Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:40:00 +0200 violent-storm-hits-normandy VIDEO: Heading for Normandy this summer? Just be careful where you go for a stroll. Authorities have had to issue warnings after a huge section of cliff collapsed onto the beach. The spectacular sight was captured on video by a witness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130719/video-normandy-cliff-plunges-onto-beach Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:40:00 +0200 video-normandy-cliff-plunges-onto-beach A controversy is brewing over plans to construct 75 windmills in Normandy, next to the site of the D-Day landings in WWII. Opponents of the French project say the windpark would be an act of desecration. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130614/uproar-over-french-plan-for-windmills-on-d-day-sites Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:56:00 +0200 uproar-over-french-plan-for-windmills-on-d-day-sites