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 The nasty weather that pounded France's coast for days exacted a tragic and hefty toll on marine wildlife. About 5,000 birds have washed ashore dead after heavy winds exhausted them and kept them from feeding, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140210/storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast Mon, 10 Feb 2014 18:47:00 +0100 storms-kill-thousands-of-birds-on-french-coast There was good news and bad news for a crime reporter at a French newspaper this week. On the plus side there was a good story about an armed robber being snared by police, but on the downside, the suspect turned out to be his predecessor on the crime desk. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140124/broke-french-reporter-turns-to-hold-ups Fri, 24 Jan 2014 16:20:00 +0100 broke-french-reporter-turns-to-hold-ups