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 Did a ship's anchor knock out power between the UK and France? Britain's National Grid electricity network said on Wednesday it was investigating whether a ship dropping anchor during recent storms knocked out half the power links between Britain and France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161201/did-a-ships-anchor-knock-out-power-between-the-uk-and-france Thu, 01 Dec 2016 09:21:01 +0100 did-a-ships-anchor-knock-out-power-between-the-uk-and-france French shipyard boosted by €1.2b cruise ship deal The Saint-Nazaire shipyard in western France has been given a major boost after a preliminary deal was signed for two new cruise ships worth a €1.2 billion. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141205/french-shipyard-lands-12bllion-cruise-ship-deal Fri, 05 Dec 2014 09:34:00 +0100 french-shipyard-lands-12bllion-cruise-ship-deal