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Is the city of Rennes really the best place to live in France?

Mon, 26 Feb 2018 13:50:15 +0100

The Breton capital of Rennes has topped yet another table as the best city in France to live in. But does the western city really deserve its numerous accolades...and why?

French police tackle night of violence on Halloween

Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:30:29 +0100

Police across France were kept busy by a series of 'tricks' on Halloween, with clashes breaking out in Yvelines and Rennes as vandals started fires and attacked officers.

Rennes the best city for foreigners in France: A look at the data

Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:23:03 +0200

The Local has tried to determine what city in France is the best for foreigners to live in in terms of quality of life. Here's a look at the data behind it.

Chaos expected as French farmers blockade towns

Wed, 17 Feb 2016 12:18:03 +0100

Don't be surprised if you're held up by a queue of tractors today as France's farmers take to the streets to protest against the falling prices of their products.

Monaco return to top despite PSG win

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 10:27:00 +0200

Only goal difference separates leaders Monaco from Paris Saint-Germain at the top of Ligue 1 after the weekend's action. Newly-promoted Nantes, meanwhile, kept up their impressive start to the season in a firey Breton derby.

Pot smoker turns to police to break addiction

Fri, 16 Aug 2013 12:58:00 +0200

There are many different ways to try to give up a bad habit, but one French pot smoker was so desperate to give up his cannabis addiction he risked ending up behind bars by taking the drastic step of calling in the long arm of the law.

French club in sexism row over 'vibrate' ad

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:09:00 +0100

A sexist publicity stunt or a humorous tactic to attract female football fans? Whatever the view, Rennes football club's new campaign to attract woman by inviting them to 'come and vibrate' has got people talking.

France’s biggest group of squatters ejected

Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:58:00 +0100

Law enforcement officials on Tuesday expelled close to 200 squatting immigrants from a former retirement home near Rennes, the capital of the Brittany region.

Man, 71, 'raped two old women'

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 13:50:00 +0200

A 71-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of raping two women, one 80- and one 78 years old, in Rennes.

Escaped camels cause motorway chaos

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:24:31 +0200

Video: Two roaming camels disrupted the traffic on a motorway near the city of Caen in the north of France on Monday. No accidents were reported.

Tiny team stuns league to reach Cup final

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:09:00 +0200

Amateurs Quevilly shocked Ligue 1 outfit Rennes 2-1 on Wednesday to reach the French Cup final for the second time in their history but first since 1927

Man plunges to death while trying to rescue cat

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:55:00 +0200

A 20-year-old man died early on Saturday morning after he climbed onto a roof to rescue his cat.

Murdered woman’s boyfriend kills himself

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:17:53 +0200

A man who admitted killing his pregnant girlfriend has hanged himself in his prison cell, it was announced on Wednesday.

Body found is missing pregnant woman

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:58:08 +0200

A partially burnt body found on Wednesday is “without doubt” that of the missing woman, Anne Caudal, according to the Rennes prosecutor.