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 As temperatures hit 40°C in certain areas of France yesterday, tempers boiled over at a prison in the eastern town of Bourg-en-Bresse where prisoners staged a rebellion after wardens banned them from wearing shorts during exercise despite the heat. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130802/shorts-ban-sparks-mutiny-in-french-prison Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:50:00 +0200 shorts-ban-sparks-mutiny-in-french-prison