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VIDEO: Unamused French mayor reassures tourists after they're told to 'Go f***ing home'

Wed, 19 Jul 2017 13:50:56 +0200

A mayor in the south of France has been forced to reassure holidaymakers that they are still welcome on the beach after he failed to see the funny side of an airplane banner telling holidaymakers to "go f***ing home".

Student 'terrorists' cause panic in Riviera hospital

Mon, 18 Nov 2013 10:37:00 +0100

Four men dressed in turbans and north African robes caused panic among patients and staff at a hospital in Nice on Sunday night, when they stormed the building brandishing "Kalashnikovs". But the men were far from the terrorist cell they appeared to be at first glance.

‘Wife mutilator’ risks jail for sick prank calls

Thu, 08 Aug 2013 11:59:00 +0200

It began with a gruesome and explicit “murder confession” made to a telephone operator that had police units across France scrambling to find a brutal killer. However, the story looks likely to end with a 24-year-old prankster behind bars.

Sisters face jail for 1,000 prank calls to firefighters

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:52:00 +0200

Making a prank call to emergency services normally ends on a ticking off by authorities but two French sisters can expect a lot more than that. After making around 1,000 hoax calls to Paris firefighters the pair are facing a spell behind bars.

French job centre worker posts 'sick' fake adverts

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 15:54:00 +0100

A job centre worker in central France was the focus of a scandal on Tuesday, after a fake job posting on an official website spectacularly crossed the line of poor taste.

No joke: Cannabis prank lands two in hospital

Thu, 07 Feb 2013 15:01:00 +0100

Two shop workers in a town in the French Alps had to be admitted to hospital after unwittingly eating hash cakes given to them by a regular customer, who wanted to have a giggle at their expense.

Hollande falls for radio prankster

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:44:04 +0100

Socialist presidential candidate François Hollande was invited to take part in a TV show with a French star presenter. Hollande at first accepts the offer. Then he hears the details.