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 tomb of Marshal Philippe Petain, who led France's collaborationist Vichy regime under Nazi occupation, was vandalised on Saturday, the eve of the 66th anniversary of his death, police said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170723/french-nazi-collaborator-petains-tomb-vandalised Sun, 23 Jul 2017 10:41:48 +0200 french-nazi-collaborator-petains-tomb-vandalised As Paris commemorates the 70th anniversary of its liberation from the Nazis, we've put together a selection of images from the start of the uprising to the celebrations on August 25th. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140819/in-pictures-the-liberation-of-paris Tue, 19 Aug 2014 12:40:00 +0200 in-pictures-the-liberation-of-paris Britain has identified the remains of 10 World War I British soldiers found in northern France five years ago, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140322/uk-identifies-remains-of-wwi-soldiers-found-in-france Sat, 22 Mar 2014 09:20:00 +0100 uk-identifies-remains-of-wwi-soldiers-found-in-france A 1940 telegram sold at auction in London on Sunday revealed that British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill feared France was about declare war on Britain, after a naval skirmish off the coast of Algeria. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131104/churchill-feared-france-would-declare-war-on-uk Mon, 04 Nov 2013 09:38:00 +0100 churchill-feared-france-would-declare-war-on-uk