The Local France

Saudi prince spends €15m on Disneyland trip

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:16:00 +0200

A young Saudi prince treated himself to a particularly memorable visit to Eurodisney, it emerged on Monday, spending €15 million for just 72 hours at the theme park near Paris. He is only the latest Saudi royal to make a splash in the city.

Free chicks for French village people

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:06:00 +0200

A village in northwestern France has come up with an innovative way to cut back on local rubbish production – offering each home two free chickens to consume organic waste.

Meteorite lands on home of Mrs Comette

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:51:00 +0200

A meteorite chose the roof of a house belonging to a Mrs Comette in the southern suburbs of Paris to make its acquaintance with the planet Earth.

Coughing neighbours drive man to double carjacking

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:19:00 +0200

A man who became incensed by the non-stop coughing of his neighbours ended up stealing two cars before being caught after a police chase.