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 France hikes beer tax while French spurn beer French government has proposed a controversial tax hike on beer in supermarkets and restaurants, while a study has revealed France is one of the smallest consumers of beer in Europe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20121002/beer-tax-hike-for-europes-smallest-consumers Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:45:00 +0200 beer-tax-hike-for-europes-smallest-consumers Frenchman: I've got 18 kids by 16 mums <p><span id="internal-source-marker_0.5759980305344659">A man was charged with fraud in Paris on Monday after telling the authorities he was the father of 18 children to 16 mothers, despite not being biologically related to any of them.</span></p> https://www.thelocal.fr/20120703/3665 Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:20:00 +0200 3665