The Local France

French widower, 91, finds love through garden sign

Mon, 16 Dec 2013 13:05:00 +0100

A 91-year-old French widower from south-western France, who planted a sign at the bottom of his garden to alert potential companions, has finally ended his quest to find a soulmate after an 86-year-old woman answered his plea.

France orders police officers to be more polite

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 09:47:00 +0100

French police officers are to be given a new code of conduct next April forcing them to be more polite when dealing with members of the public.

Love-sick sprayer goes on citywide graffiti spree

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 12:47:00 +0200

A love-struck vandal has sprayed two kilometres worth of graffiti in the northern town of Caen in a bid to let a girl called Manon know that he or she was desperately in love with her.

Woman stabs boyfriend in row over 'The Voice'

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 12:32:47 +0200

An argument between a French couple slipped into violence when the woman stabbed her boyfriend over a TV reality song contest.

French gentlemen prefer blonde waitresses: study

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:24:50 +0200

Male restaurant guests in France give larger tips to blonde waitresses than to brunettes and women with other hair colours, a new survey claims to show.

The French really do hate their in-laws: report

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:06:35 +0100

85 percent of the French prefer to spend Christmas with their own family rather than with their spouse’s relatives, a recent report reveals. Is war brewing under the mistletoe?