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 On the one-year anniversary of Formula One racing great Michael Schumacher's skiing accident in France, his manager is warning that reports on Schumacher's health in a French newspaper are false. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141229/manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health Mon, 29 Dec 2014 11:03:00 +0100 manager-blasts-french-reports-on-schumis-health An investigation is underway at the French hospital where Michael Schumacher had been receiving treatment after part of the former racing driver’s medical file was stolen. Reports say documents have since been offered to various media groups for €48,000. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140624/schumachers-file-stolen-from-french-hospital Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:32:00 +0200 schumachers-file-stolen-from-french-hospital Motor racing legend Michael Schumacher has left hospital in the French city of Grenoble after coming out of a coma, his spokeswoman revealed on Monday. Reports says he will continue his recovery at a hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140616/breaking-schumacher-out-of-coma-leaves-hospital Mon, 16 Jun 2014 13:45:00 +0200 breaking-schumacher-out-of-coma-leaves-hospital There was hope on Friday that Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher was showing signs of progress in his recovery after a freak skiing accident with his spokeswoman saying the former driver has "moments of consciousness". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140404/schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 14:20:00 +0200 schumacher-has-moments-of-consciousness-2 Formula One star Michael Schumacher's medical condition after a serious head injury in France was made worse by 'lapses in judgement' during initial treatment, the racing circuit's former chief doctor has said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140326/ex-f1-doc-alleges-errors-made-in-schumacher-treatment Wed, 26 Mar 2014 14:41:00 +0100 ex-f1-doc-alleges-errors-made-in-schumacher-treatment French prosecutors investigating the cause of Michael Schumacher's skiing accident in the French Alps, announced on Monday that no further legal action will be taken and the probe has now been closed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140217/schumacher-ski-crash-closed-probe Mon, 17 Feb 2014 11:23:00 +0100 schumacher-ski-crash-closed-probe It was more bad news on Wednesday for racing star Michael Schumacher, who reportedly is fighting a lung infection and remains in a coma after a December ski accident in the French Alps left him with serious brain injuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140212/schumacher-fighting-lung-infection-still-comatose Wed, 12 Feb 2014 10:28:00 +0100 schumacher-fighting-lung-infection-still-comatose Doctors treating Formula 1 legend Michael Schumacher have begun waking him from a medically induced coma a month after he suffered a near fatal accident whilst skiing in the French Alps, his manager said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140130/breaking-doctors-to-begin-waking-schumacher Thu, 30 Jan 2014 14:06:00 +0100 breaking-doctors-to-begin-waking-schumacher Michael Schumacher, is slowly being brought out of an artificial coma by doctors a month after his near fatal skiing accident in the French Alps, French newspaper L'Equipe has claimed. Schumacher's spokeswoman called the report "speculation" but did not eny it. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140129/schumacher-being-brought-out-of-coma Wed, 29 Jan 2014 13:01:00 +0100 schumacher-being-brought-out-of-coma Michael Schumacher was only metres from the piste at a French ski resort when he fell and cracked his head on a rock, French prosecutors said on Wednesday, telling the media that faulty skis and bad signage were not to blame and that they were not too concerned by his speed. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140108/schumacher-was-not-skiing-recklessly-report Wed, 08 Jan 2014 12:25:00 +0100 schumacher-was-not-skiing-recklessly-report Sources revealed on Tuesday that footage taken from the camera attached to Michael Schumacher's helmet is salvageable as officials probe an accident that left him in a critical condition. The news comes as Schumacher's wife pleaded for the media to "leave her family in peace". https://www.thelocal.fr/20140107/schumacher-helmet-cam-footage-is-salvageable Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:34:00 +0100 schumacher-helmet-cam-footage-is-salvageable A camera fixed to the ski helmet of Michael Schumacher is being inspected by investigators probing the accident that has left the German retired racing legend comatose in a French hospital with critical head injuries. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140104/camera-on-schumachers-ski-helmet-inspected Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:22:41 +0100 camera-on-schumachers-ski-helmet-inspected A person dressed as a priest, reportedly a journalist, tried to approach Michael Schumacher, who is in a coma and critical after a ski accident in France, his manager said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131231/fake-priest-tries-to-get-to-schumacher Tue, 31 Dec 2013 16:59:00 +0100 fake-priest-tries-to-get-to-schumacher UPDATED: Michael Schumacher remained in a coma in a French hospital on Tuesday after an off-piste skiing accident, but doctors treating him said his condition had shown "slight improvement" after he underwent a second operation. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131231/meribel-schumacher-remains-in-coma-fighting-for-his-life Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:29:00 +0100 meribel-schumacher-remains-in-coma-fighting-for-his-life UPDATED: Doctors in France treating Michael Schumacher, said on Monday the former Formula One champ would not have survived the skiing accident which has left him fighting for his life, if he had not been wearing a helmet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131230/schumacher-remains-in-critical-condition-after-fall Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:09:00 +0100 schumacher-remains-in-critical-condition-after-fall