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 people were rescued from the River Seine near Paris on Thursday after a bus driven by a trainee driver collided with a parked vehicle before plunging into the water, officials said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260430/four-rescued-after-bus-plunges-into-seine-near-paris Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:37:44 +0200 four-rescued-after-bus-plunges-into-seine-near-paris A Frenchwoman who moved to the United States to marry a Vietnam war veteran she met six decades ago returned to France on Friday after she was detained by US immigration authorities, the French foreign minister said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260417/frenchwoman-who-married-gi-sweetheart-returns-home-after-ice-ordeal Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:44:43 +0200 frenchwoman-who-married-gi-sweetheart-returns-home-after-ice-ordeal Paris police banned an annual gathering of French Muslims north of the capital, citing a “major terrorist risk” that it might be targeted by far-right groups. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260403/far-right-terror-risk-prompts-paris-police-to-ban-muslim-gathering Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:42:14 +0200 far-right-terror-risk-prompts-paris-police-to-ban-muslim-gathering The family of a man who died during a 2020 police arrest in Paris will seek to hold the French state liable for his death, their lawyers said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260401/family-of-man-killed-in-2020-arrest-to-sue-french-state Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:45:52 +0200 family-of-man-killed-in-2020-arrest-to-sue-french-state Portuguese police have arrested a French former police officer suspected of killing his partner and his ex-girlfriend after kidnapping them and their children. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260326/police-detain-french-ex-cop-suspected-of-killing-mothers-of-his-children Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:38:22 +0100 police-detain-french-ex-cop-suspected-of-killing-mothers-of-his-children A French court on Wednesday jailed a former police officer for 12 years for raping a woman who came to report domestic abuse. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260325/france-jails-ex-policeman-for-raping-domestic-abuse-victim Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:30:12 +0100 france-jails-ex-policeman-for-raping-domestic-abuse-victim Every time protesters take to the streets in France, there is a huge gap in estimated turnout depending on who you believe - authorities or organisers. Here's a look at why, and who is counting correctly. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210127/why-can-france-never-agree-how-many-people-are-protesting-or-on-strike Wed, 27 Jan 2021 17:06:26 +0100 why-can-france-never-agree-how-many-people-are-protesting-or-on-strike Thousands of protesters including far-right politicians rallied across France on Saturday in support of the country's cash-strapped police force, with some of the demonstrators launching smoke bombs and blowing whistles. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260131/thousands-rally-in-france-in-support-of-cash-strapped-police Sat, 31 Jan 2026 14:34:11 +0100 thousands-rally-in-france-in-support-of-cash-strapped-police Several thousand people protested in Paris on Sunday over the death in custody of a Mauritanian immigrant worker, yelling slogans against "a police force that kills us". https://www.thelocal.fr/20260126/thousands-protest-in-paris-over-death-of-migrant-worker Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:52:42 +0100 thousands-protest-in-paris-over-death-of-migrant-worker The family of a Mauritanian man who died in custody last week has accused officers of killing him in the latest such allegation of police brutality. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260119/french-police-accused-of-killing-migrant-worker Mon, 19 Jan 2026 10:04:26 +0100 french-police-accused-of-killing-migrant-worker A farming union has lodged an official complaint after police drew their guns on a farmer taking part in a tractor protest in south-west France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251229/french-police-draw-guns-on-protesting-farmers Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:28:35 +0100 french-police-draw-guns-on-protesting-farmers A 'stay indoors' warning was issued to residents on Monday evening after an explosion at a chemical factory in Lyon. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251222/stay-indoors-warning-after-explosion-at-chemical-factory-in-lyon Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:49:57 +0100 stay-indoors-warning-after-explosion-at-chemical-factory-in-lyon France's interior minister has filed a legal complaint over a politically-themed board game named Fachorama. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251203/french-interior-minister-files-legal-complaint-over-fachorama-board-game Wed, 03 Dec 2025 17:59:07 +0100 french-interior-minister-files-legal-complaint-over-fachorama-board-game Paris police said Sunday they have opened an investigation after a group of officers reportedly mocked a feminist and anti-fascist banner they had seized at a demonstration by turning it upside-down and being photographed behind it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251130/french-police-probed-for-ridiculing-feminist-banner Sun, 30 Nov 2025 18:49:45 +0100 french-police-probed-for-ridiculing-feminist-banner A Frenchwoman was forced to pay over one thousand euros in damages to her neighbour, after her cat allegedly defecated in his garden. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251031/frenchwoman-fined-e1250-for-cat-visiting-the-neighbours-garden Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:17:00 +0100 frenchwoman-fined-e1250-for-cat-visiting-the-neighbours-garden Two French police officers have been arrested for allegedly raping a young woman while she was in custody at a court, a prosecutor said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251030/two-french-police-officers-arrested-for-alleged-rape Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:37:50 +0100 two-french-police-officers-arrested-for-alleged-rape A nine-year-old girl was found dead in her home in northeastern France this weekend, prosecutors and police sources said, pointing to a likely death by suicide after she was bullied. https://www.thelocal.fr/20251013/death-of-bullied-nine-year-old-shakes-france Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:03:31 +0200 death-of-bullied-nine-year-old-shakes-france South Africa's ambassador to France, formerly a long-serving cabinet minister, was found dead on Tuesday outside a Paris hotel after the window of his room in the high rise building was forced open, prosecutors said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250930/south-african-ambassador-found-dead-outside-paris-hotel Tue, 30 Sep 2025 18:22:28 +0200 south-african-ambassador-found-dead-outside-paris-hotel French prosecutors said on Tuesday they had launched a probe following reports that Rachida Dati, the outgoing culture minister who is campaigning to become the mayor of Paris next year, failed to declare luxury jewellery. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250916/french-prosecutors-probe-culture-minister-over-luxury-jewellery Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:37:08 +0200 french-prosecutors-probe-culture-minister-over-luxury-jewellery A briefing note from France's intelligence and policing services has warned that the September 'Bloquons Tout' movement could be accompanied by acts of sabotage across the country, in addition to mass blockades and stay-home actions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20250903/french-security-services-warn-of-acts-of-sabotage-in-september Wed, 03 Sep 2025 11:01:13 +0200 french-security-services-warn-of-acts-of-sabotage-in-september