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 Queen Elizabeth II ended her three-day visit to France with one final duty. With Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and French President François Hollande by her side, she visited Paris’s Marché des Fleurs, which was renamed in her honour. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140609/paris-market-renamed-in-honour-of-queen Mon, 09 Jun 2014 15:34:00 +0200 paris-market-renamed-in-honour-of-queen Most Parisians had only one thing on their minds on Tuesday evening – getting home from work in time to watch the football. But a mysterious naked man has left some commuters in the capital baffled and bemused as took a walk along the tracks "au naturel". https://www.thelocal.fr/20131120/mystery-man-takes-naked-stroll-on-paris-metro Wed, 20 Nov 2013 11:53:00 +0100 mystery-man-takes-naked-stroll-on-paris-metro A French headmistress who tried to ban Santa Claus out of "respect for different beliefs" has been ordered to ensure the presents get delivered on time in the traditional fashion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121205/mayor-overturns-school-bid-to-ban-santa Wed, 05 Dec 2012 23:11:00 +0100 mayor-overturns-school-bid-to-ban-santa A reactor in one of France’s largest nuclear power plants shut down on Monday, triggered by a problem with an emergency circuit for the water supply to steam generators. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121127/technical-hitch-triggers-nuclear-shutdown Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:27:00 +0100 technical-hitch-triggers-nuclear-shutdown