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 A tragic accident in eastern France on Sunday saw a 14-year-old French boy accidentally shoot his twin brother dead during a family dinner. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150706/french-teen-shoots-own-twin-dead-by-mistake Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:26:02 +0200 french-teen-shoots-own-twin-dead-by-mistake A young French acrobat fell to her death from a lighthouse this week during filming for TV show "France’s Favourite Monument". It’s just the latest tragedy to strike during filming for a French TV show. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150619/girl-plunges-to-death-in-latest-french-tv-tragedy Fri, 19 Jun 2015 15:12:27 +0200 girl-plunges-to-death-in-latest-french-tv-tragedy A tragic story was emerging in France on Friday after a six-month old baby was found dead in a car after the father reportedly forgot to drop him off at nursery and went to work. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150605/baby-dies-after-stressed-dad-forgets-him-in-car Fri, 05 Jun 2015 15:35:21 +0200 baby-dies-after-stressed-dad-forgets-him-in-car A French girl aged four-and-a-half died in a tragic accident in central France when she was crushed to death under a hay bale that fell from a tractor. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150601/french-toddler-crushed-under-falling-hay-bale Mon, 01 Jun 2015 18:46:00 +0200 french-toddler-crushed-under-falling-hay-bale A fourth child died in France on Wednesday days after falling into an unguarded pond along with four other children, who had been placed in temporary lodging by social services. Two boys, aged 3, 5 and girl, aged 8, died earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130627/fourth-child-dies-in-french-care-tragedy Thu, 27 Jun 2013 10:36:20 +0200 fourth-child-dies-in-french-care-tragedy A 72-year-old French woman hanged herself after being threatened with eviction from her home, it was reported on Friday. The mayor of the town of Venissieux near Lyon, where the woman lived alone, said she was “appalled” by the affair. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130426/pensioner-hangs-herself-at-home-after-eviction-threat Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:18:00 +0200 pensioner-hangs-herself-at-home-after-eviction-threat The body of a stowaway who looked like a teenager was discovered in the landing gear of a plane that had flown into a Paris airport from Cameroon, AFP sources said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130409/teenager-found-dead-in-paris-planes-landing-gear Tue, 09 Apr 2013 10:16:00 +0200 teenager-found-dead-in-paris-planes-landing-gear A French teenager suffered a horrific death at the weekend when he was crushed in the back of a rubbish truck in the city of Luxembourg. The young man had been concealed in a bin that was emptied in to the waste truck. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130408/french-teenager-crushed-to-death-in-rubbish-truck Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:43:00 +0200 french-teenager-crushed-to-death-in-rubbish-truck Filming of the French version of the hit reality TV show "Survivor" has been cancelled after a contestant died of a heart attack on a tropical Cambodian island on the first day. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130326/french-survivor-tv-show-axed-over-contestant-death Tue, 26 Mar 2013 09:41:00 +0100 french-survivor-tv-show-axed-over-contestant-death France has launched an investigation into a stillbirth that occurred after a full-term pregnant woman was sent home from an overrun maternity unit in a case that has raised concerns about the impact of austerity on the quality of France's renowned health service. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130204/stillbirth-tragedy-sparks-french-healthcare-alarm Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:26:00 +0100 stillbirth-tragedy-sparks-french-healthcare-alarm