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 Madonna's ex fined for this selfie with sleeping Le Pen French dancer Brahim Zaibat, a former lover of Madonna, was fined one euro by a Paris court Wednesday for sneaking a selfie with far-right patriarch Jean-Marie Le Pen as he snoozed on an airplane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160210/madonnas-ex-fined-for-this-selfie-with-le-pen Wed, 10 Feb 2016 19:42:11 +0100 madonnas-ex-fined-for-this-selfie-with-le-pen Did this selfie cost Le Pen's party poll victory? Jean-Marie Le Pen is to sue over an unflattering selfie taken of him without his knowledge as he took a nap on plane. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160111/did-this-selfie-cost-the-national-front-votes Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:04:33 +0100 did-this-selfie-cost-the-national-front-votes Six places in France to think twice about selfies New figures have shown that taking selfies can be a seriously hazardous and even deadly business. Here’s a few places in France you should think twice before getting out your phone. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150925/five-places-not-to-take-a-selfie-in-france Fri, 25 Sep 2015 16:14:37 +0200 five-places-not-to-take-a-selfie-in-france Cannes Film Festival bans red carpet selfies The Cannes Festival has banned "selfies" from its famed red carpet this year, with the head of the event claiming that people posing for the snaps are cluttering the carpet. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150402/cannes-film-festival-bans-red-carpet-selfies Thu, 02 Apr 2015 18:21:25 +0200 cannes-film-festival-bans-red-carpet-selfies Paris museums set for selfie stick ban Bad news for selfie-stick lovers. Museums in Paris, the most touristed city in the world, are moving towards banning the popular devices because of the hazard they pose for crowds and artworks. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150307/paris-museums-move-towards-ban-on-selfie-sticks Sat, 07 Mar 2015 16:48:17 +0100 paris-museums-move-towards-ban-on-selfie-sticks Artist plasters Panthéon with 4,000 selfies In a mammoth art project, a French artist has decorated one of Paris’s most famous monuments with a collage of thousands of life-size selfies. Take a look inside. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140604/paris-artist-plasters-panthon-with-4000-selfies Wed, 04 Jun 2014 17:23:00 +0200 paris-artist-plasters-panthon-with-4000-selfies