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 Former French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkoz stepped back into the spotlight at Paris fashion on Friday, days after her husband Nicolas Sarkozy launched his political comeback. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140927/carla-bruni-sarkozy-steps-back-into-spotlight Sat, 27 Sep 2014 12:56:00 +0200 carla-bruni-sarkozy-steps-back-into-spotlight A woman is behind bars in France after admitting stabbing her husband with a knife over 300 times, reports said on Tuesday. The accused woman has refused to tell police why she committed the crazed attack. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140128/french-woman-stabs-husband-318-times Tue, 28 Jan 2014 16:37:00 +0100 french-woman-stabs-husband-318-times Each year in France 150 women die as a result of domestic violence. On Friday the government will unveil its latest three-year plan on Friday to tackle the scourge. The reported €66-million action plan, was leaked to the press - here's what authorities aim to do. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131122/france-set-to-unveil-plan-to-tackle-domestic-violence Fri, 22 Nov 2013 11:35:00 +0100 france-set-to-unveil-plan-to-tackle-domestic-violence