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 Menacing letters, one signed by the name ‘Robin Wood’, threatened to bomb and set fire to Ikea locations in France if the Swedish furniture giant did not meet several somewhat bizarre demands, it was revealed this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130529/robin-wood-threatens-to-bomb-ikea-in-france-for-ransom Wed, 29 May 2013 15:00:00 +0200 robin-wood-threatens-to-bomb-ikea-in-france-for-ransom Amid claims of a sharp rise in homophobic incidents, and after recent high-profile attacks on gay people in Paris and Nice, police in the French capital have stepped up their presence in neighbourhoods popular among the gay community. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130423/paris-police-step-up-security-after-homophhobic-attacks Tue, 23 Apr 2013 13:28:00 +0200 paris-police-step-up-security-after-homophhobic-attacks BREAKING NEWS: The president of France’s National Assembly on Monday received a letter containing gunpowder and ordering him to put off Tuesday’s parliamentary vote on gay marriage. The letter warned “you wanted war, and you’ve got it.” https://www.thelocal.fr/20130422/gay-marriage-gunpowder-threat-sent-to-parliament-head Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:39:00 +0200 gay-marriage-gunpowder-threat-sent-to-parliament-head The row over a corruption probe against Nicolas Sarkozy has escalated after the judge who charged France's former president received a bullet and a death threat in the post. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130328/judge-who-charged-sarkozy-receives-death-threat Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:48:00 +0100 judge-who-charged-sarkozy-receives-death-threat The principal of a Catholic primary school in the east of France received a torrent of abusive phone calls, letters and emails, all because one of her teachers gave a history lesson on Islam. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130201/catholic-head-teacher-threatened-over-lesson-on-islam Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:28:00 +0100 catholic-head-teacher-threatened-over-lesson-on-islam The jihadist group believed to be behind the deadly hostage siege in Algeria has issued a series of alarming threats against France, warning that last week’s mass kidnapping at the In Amenas gas plant was “only the beginning.” https://www.thelocal.fr/20130122/islamist-aid-warns-france-of-dozens-of-merahs Tue, 22 Jan 2013 14:04:00 +0100 islamist-aid-warns-france-of-dozens-of-merahs