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 Telecom's former CEO Didier Lombard rejected any responsibility for the suicides of his employees when he faced court, a decade after a wrenching restructuring plan cost thousands of employees their jobs. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190508/france-telecoms-ex-boss-faces-court-over-string-of-staff-suicides Wed, 08 May 2019 12:21:26 +0200 france-telecoms-ex-boss-faces-court-over-string-of-staff-suicides A decade after a wave of suicides at France Telecom in which 35 employees took their own lives, the telecoms giant and its former CEO go on trial on Monday for "moral harassment". https://www.thelocal.fr/20190506/bosses-at-french-telecoms-firm-to-stand-trial-over-suicide-of-35-employees Mon, 06 May 2019 09:49:18 +0200 bosses-at-french-telecoms-firm-to-stand-trial-over-suicide-of-35-employees One police officer in France takes their own life every four days, a shocking new report reveals, sparking renewed concern among the forces of law and order and unions. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190409/its-a-massacre-one-french-police-officer-commits-suicide-every-four-days Tue, 09 Apr 2019 16:22:04 +0200 its-a-massacre-one-french-police-officer-commits-suicide-every-four-days France continues to have one of the highest suicide rates in Europe with new figures revealing someone takes their life every hour. But why does France still have such a high rate and how it can it be solved? https://www.thelocal.fr/20180206/in-france-a-person-commits-suicide-every-hour-so-what-needs-to-be-done Tue, 06 Feb 2018 13:38:13 +0100 in-france-a-person-commits-suicide-every-hour-so-what-needs-to-be-done A former British soldier has killed himself after his family reportedly fell victim to a conman promising a new life in southern France, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161104/british-soldier-kills-himself-after-french-housing-scam Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:35:47 +0100 british-soldier-kills-himself-after-french-housing-scam A train ran into someone on the tracks in central France on Monday evening, prompting a huge series of delays. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161018/fatal-accident-on-french-railroad-sees-12000-delayed Tue, 18 Oct 2016 10:37:12 +0200 fatal-accident-on-french-railroad-sees-12000-delayed French prosecutors have called for telecommunications giant France Telecom, now renamed Orange, and its former executives to face trial over a wave of employee suicides, an investigation source said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160707/telecom-heads-may-be-tried-over-french-worker-suicides Thu, 07 Jul 2016 15:03:20 +0200 telecom-heads-may-be-tried-over-french-worker-suicides A French 19-year-old used the Periscope app to stream live footage of herself jumping in front of a train near Paris, after naming a man who she said had raped her. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160511/french-teen-broadcasts-live-footage-of-her-own-suicide-periscope Wed, 11 May 2016 14:56:49 +0200 french-teen-broadcasts-live-footage-of-her-own-suicide-periscope Farmers are speaking out about the difficulties of the agricultural industry, as an estimated 600 are killing themselves each year. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160226/french-farming-hit-by-600-suicides-a-year Fri, 26 Feb 2016 15:20:53 +0100 french-farming-hit-by-600-suicides-a-year Some 27 people commit suicide each day in France according to a new report, although the real figure could even be higher. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160204/france-sees-27-deaths-a-day-from-suicide Thu, 04 Feb 2016 16:50:59 +0100 france-sees-27-deaths-a-day-from-suicide The story of the five-year-old French boy who jumped on his bike at night to save his dad's life, took a tragic turn when three days later when the father committed suicide. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160112/french-boy-gets-on-bike-to-save-dying-dad Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:52:33 +0100 french-boy-gets-on-bike-to-save-dying-dad The suicide vests used by Friday's attackers in Paris - a first in France - were made by a highly skilled professional who could still be at large in Europe, intelligence and security experts say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151115/paris-attacks-suicide-vests-show-change-in-tactics Sun, 15 Nov 2015 14:00:34 +0100 paris-attacks-suicide-vests-show-change-in-tactics Two sisters have been found dead on a beach in western France, after apparently committing suicide to escape an incurable illness. https://www.thelocal.fr/20151105/french-sisters-commit-suicide-on-brittany-beach Thu, 05 Nov 2015 12:58:26 +0100 french-sisters-commit-suicide-on-brittany-beach Swiss police said they found the body of a French man and his two young children at the base of a cliff on Friday, in what appeared to be a possible murder-suicide. Another body was found nearby. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150815/four-french-bodies-found-in-swiss-nature-reserve Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:02:04 +0200 four-french-bodies-found-in-swiss-nature-reserve France’s interior minister Bernard Cazeneuve has unveiled a new plan to tackle the taboo subject of suicides in the police force after a sharp rise in the number of officers taking their own lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150129/france-unveils-plan-to-stop-suicides-in-police-force Thu, 29 Jan 2015 12:22:00 +0100 france-unveils-plan-to-stop-suicides-in-police-force A mother-of-two died on Friday in northern France after setting herself on fire in the courtyard of her home as her 18-month-old daughter slept inside, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141227/french-mum-dies-after-setting-herself-alight Sat, 27 Dec 2014 10:01:00 +0100 french-mum-dies-after-setting-herself-alight Two frightening incidents in two days of drivers ploughing into pedestrians in France has left authorities fearing there may be more copycat attacks, even if they insist they were not terrorist acts. An emergency government meeting was called on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141223/driver-rampages-in-france-spark-copycat-fears Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:45:00 +0100 driver-rampages-in-france-spark-copycat-fears A 57-year-old French woman committed suicide this week by locking herself in her own freezer, police sources told AFP on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141202/france-woman-locks-herself-in-freezer-to-commit-suicide Tue, 02 Dec 2014 12:46:00 +0100 france-woman-locks-herself-in-freezer-to-commit-suicide With the number of suicides in the French police in 2014 passing 50 on Friday the government is under pressure to deal with a growing crisis. The Local asks a police union chief what is pushing so many officers to end their lives. https://www.thelocal.fr/20141128/french-police-in-crisis-as-suicide-rate Fri, 28 Nov 2014 17:49:00 +0100 french-police-in-crisis-as-suicide-rate A suicidal man who jumped out of his moving car at 100km/h in the middle of a motorway in south-east France has miraculously survived with minor injuries, French media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140922/frenchman-unhurt-in-100-kmh-suicide-leap Mon, 22 Sep 2014 16:45:00 +0200 frenchman-unhurt-in-100-kmh-suicide-leap