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 Four young women were arrested on Sunday after they threw firecrackers into a Metro carriage in central Paris, in an apparent bid to distract passengers before robbing them. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160229/panic-as-youths-throw-fireworks-on-paris-metro Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:07:20 +0100 panic-as-youths-throw-fireworks-on-paris-metro The Louvre has managed to bring down incidents of pick-pocketing by 75 percent, it emerged on Friday. A strike by employees fed up with aggressive gangs, in April, provided the impetus for the campaign. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130607/paris-police-help-louvre-combat-pickpocket-surge Fri, 07 Jun 2013 11:52:00 +0200 paris-police-help-louvre-combat-pickpocket-surge France handed down a seven-year jail sentence on Wednesday to the notorious Bosnian ringleader of a gang of young pickpockets, who were abused and tortured if they failed to steal at least €300 a day from unwitting targets in Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130515/paris-pickpocket-ringleader-handed-jail-term Wed, 15 May 2013 18:50:00 +0200 paris-pickpocket-ringleader-handed-jail-term The world famous Louvre gallery will reopen on Thursday after a walkout by staff over a rise in aggressive pickpockets forced the closure of the famed Paris museum, a union representative said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130411/paris-louvre-to-reopen-after-strike-over-pickpockets Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:22:00 +0200 paris-louvre-to-reopen-after-strike-over-pickpockets