The Local France

Penniless French nursery seeks Beckham's wages

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:42:00 +0100

A nursery in France facing the prospect of closure has called on footballer David Beckham to come to its aid, hoping Paris St-Germain's new signing will stick to the promise he made to hand over his entire salary to good causes.

French toddlers shown hardcore porn at school

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:22:00 +0100

An investigation is underway after a class in a French nursery school was left to watch a hardcore porn film for several minutes in what authorities on Wednesday termed an "extremely regrettable accident."

OK to fire headscarf-wearing employee: court

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:05:00 +0200

After a three year dispute, the court of appeal in Versailles told a children's nursery on Thursday they had the right to fire a woman who refused to remove her veil for work.