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's consul-general in Australia has been forced to issue a plea to French backpackers, saying their rowdy, rude and drunken antics as well as reported shoplifting is bringing shame on the country's community in Oz. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130531/official-slams-drunk-french-tourists-in-australia Fri, 31 May 2013 13:29:00 +0200 official-slams-drunk-french-tourists-in-australia Naoëlle d'Hainaut might have been acclaimed as France's Top Chef for 2013, but a fateful moral slip involving a bowl of shrimp has brought a tidal wave of hatred upon her. Our French Face of the Week won the prize money, but at what cost? https://www.thelocal.fr/20130510/frances-top-chef Fri, 10 May 2013 16:28:00 +0200 frances-top-chef