The Local France 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 Paris could bring back the guillotine to stem the rat invasion Paris has long-suffered from a rat invasion which it has attempted to tackle in a myriad of ways, but an old-fashioned French execution device could be the answer to the capital's prayers. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180209/could-the-guillotine-solve-the-problem-of-paris-rat-invasion Fri, 09 Feb 2018 12:57:22 +0100 could-the-guillotine-solve-the-problem-of-paris-rat-invasion Yikes! Chilling video of rats in Paris dumpster sparks new alarm over rodent invasion A stomach-churning video showing scores of rats fighting over food in a Paris dumpster has once again sparked alarm over the invasion of rats in the French capital. The clip was filmed by a rubbish collector who said rats have attacked his colleagues. https://www.thelocal.fr/20180122/video-swarm-of-rats-in-paris-dumpster-caught-on-camera-by-garbage-collector Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:19:42 +0100 video-swarm-of-rats-in-paris-dumpster-caught-on-camera-by-garbage-collector French mayor eats rat after losing football bet A French mayor promised in spring that he would eat a rat if Paris Saint-Germain failed to qualify over Barcelona in the Champions League. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170725/french-mayor-charles-dayot-eats-rat-after-losing-football-bet Tue, 25 Jul 2017 14:34:26 +0200 french-mayor-charles-dayot-eats-rat-after-losing-football-bet Paris unveils plan to be world’s first rat-free city Authorities in the French capital unveiled a pioneering five-point plan on Monday to clean up the city’s notoriously dirty streets with the aim of becoming the world’s first rat-free metropolis by the year 2025. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140401/paris-unveils-plan-to-be-worlds-first-rat-free-city-2 Tue, 01 Apr 2014 10:09:00 +0200 paris-unveils-plan-to-be-worlds-first-rat-free-city-2