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 Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, France’s former first lady, has hit back at allegations her personal website benefited from €410,000 of taxpayer’s money when her husband was president. Bruni has threatened to sue the creator of a petition that demands she repay the money. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130729/bruni-threatens-to-sue-over-false-petition Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:53:00 +0200 bruni-threatens-to-sue-over-false-petition A petition to 'reclaim' the British crown jewels has been signed by 2500 people in the town of Angers, and the man behind it says he is ready to go to trial over the issue. https://www.thelocal.fr/20120806/petition-to-return-crown-jewels-to-france-gains-2500-and-is-ready-to-go-to-trial Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:11:00 +0200 petition-to-return-crown-jewels-to-france-gains-2500-and-is-ready-to-go-to-trial