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 court in France has finally handed out sentences to some of those involved in the vandalism and theft at the Arc de Triomphe in December 2018 - when 'yellow vest' violence in Paris shocked the world. https://www.thelocal.fr/20210326/french-yellow-vest-rioters-handed-suspended-jail-terms Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:05:02 +0100 french-yellow-vest-rioters-handed-suspended-jail-terms With a slow and cautious lifting of the lockdown France is far from back to normal, but one feature of pre-lockdown life has re-emerged - Saturday 'yellow vest' protests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20200518/yellow-vests-protests-restart-on-first-weekend-france-loosens-its-lockdown Mon, 18 May 2020 11:44:21 +0200 yellow-vests-protests-restart-on-first-weekend-france-loosens-its-lockdown A police officer appeared in court for for hurling a paving stone at protesters during a "yellow vest" rally in Paris - the first member of the French security forces to face trial after numerous allegations of police brutality during the weekly protests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191121/police-officer-on-trial-for-hurling-paving-stone-at-yellow-vests-in-paris Thu, 21 Nov 2019 18:03:52 +0100 police-officer-on-trial-for-hurling-paving-stone-at-yellow-vests-in-paris A year ago half the cars in my part of Normandy carried yellow badges of rebellion on their dashboards, writes John Lichfield. Now you can scarcely see a yellow jacket in what was one of the heartlands of the Gilets Jaunes movement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191116/analysis-will-macron-really-tremble-at-yellow-vest-anniversary-i-doubt-it Sat, 16 Nov 2019 18:53:22 +0100 analysis-will-macron-really-tremble-at-yellow-vest-anniversary-i-doubt-it Sunday, November 17th marks exactly one year since the 'yellow vest' protests began and there are several actions planned for Paris. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191116/yellow-vest-anniversary-more-protests-planned-for-paris-on-sunday Sat, 16 Nov 2019 18:19:26 +0100 yellow-vest-anniversary-more-protests-planned-for-paris-on-sunday Paris is now 'perfectly under control' said its police chief after protesters smashed windows, destroyed bus shelters and set cars alight on the one-year anniversary of the 'yellow vest' protests. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191116/live-46-arrested-in-paris-as-yellow-vest-anniversary-protests-turn-violent Sat, 16 Nov 2019 14:24:00 +0100 live-46-arrested-in-paris-as-yellow-vest-anniversary-protests-turn-violent Saturday marks the one-year anniversary of the 'yellow vest' protest movement and there will be demonstrations across France, but particularly in Paris. Here's where the protests are set to take place. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191116/yellow-vest-anniversary-places-you-might-want-to-avoid-in-paris Sat, 16 Nov 2019 09:02:04 +0100 yellow-vest-anniversary-places-you-might-want-to-avoid-in-paris Rolling roadblocks, marches and a dance - this weekend marks the one-year anniversary of the 'yellow vest' protests that gripped France and if organisers have their way it will be a lively weekend. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191115/whats-in-store-for-the-one-year-anniversary-of-yellow-vest-protests Fri, 15 Nov 2019 10:58:12 +0100 whats-in-store-for-the-one-year-anniversary-of-yellow-vest-protests On a Saturday in November, almost a year ago, hundreds of thousands of angry French donning fluorescent jackets took to the streets across the country, beginning one of the biggest and most unusual protest movements in the country's modern history. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191112/violence-tax-breaks-and-new-politics-a-year-of-yellow-vest-protests Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:16:46 +0100 violence-tax-breaks-and-new-politics-a-year-of-yellow-vest-protests Some 600 yellow vest protest organisers from across France gathered in Montpellier on Friday for a national assembly to debate the future of their movement. https://www.thelocal.fr/20191102/french-yellow-vests-hold-national-assembly-to-debate-future-of-the-movement Sat, 02 Nov 2019 10:24:37 +0100 french-yellow-vests-hold-national-assembly-to-debate-future-of-the-movement French police were involved in running battles with first 'yellow vest' protesters then Algeria football fans on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190715/police-battle-yellow-vest-protesters-then-football-fans-in-tense-day-for-france Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:17:11 +0200 police-battle-yellow-vest-protesters-then-football-fans-in-tense-day-for-france The famous luxury Paris restaurant burned out at the height of the 'yellow vest' protests is to reopen. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190709/iconic-paris-restaurant-burned-out-during-yellow-vest-protests-is-to-reopen Tue, 09 Jul 2019 17:34:16 +0200 iconic-paris-restaurant-burned-out-during-yellow-vest-protests-is-to-reopen France's interior minister on Monday launched a review of police methods used to control demonstrations since the emergence of the "yellow vest" movement whose weekly protests have often turned violent. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190617/review-of-french-policing-after-violence-at-yellow-vest-protests Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:42:52 +0200 review-of-french-policing-after-violence-at-yellow-vest-protests A French minister says that he has "no regrets" over the handling of the "yellow vest" protests, even if stun grenades and rubber bullets cost some demonstrators a hand or an eye. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190603/french-minister-has-no-regrets-over-yellow-vest-policing-despite-injuries Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:25:05 +0200 french-minister-has-no-regrets-over-yellow-vest-policing-despite-injuries The French government could be about to scrap its highly unpopular 80km/h speed limit on secondary roads. Here's a look at what the policy u-turn would mean. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190517/explained-what-frances-return-to-the-90kmh-speed-limit-means Fri, 17 May 2019 16:54:05 +0200 explained-what-frances-return-to-the-90kmh-speed-limit-means The French government has indicated that it may bow to pressure over the highly unpopular 80 km/h speed limit on secondary roads. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190516/is-france-about-to-scrap-its-highly-unpopular-80-kmh-speed-limit Thu, 16 May 2019 13:03:07 +0200 is-france-about-to-scrap-its-highly-unpopular-80-kmh-speed-limit A group of protesters from the anti-government "yellow vest" movement upstaged France's top annual theatre awards, surging onto the stage to denounce the policies of President Emmanuel Macron. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190514/yellow-vest-protesters-disrupt-french-theatre-awards-ceremony Tue, 14 May 2019 18:10:56 +0200 yellow-vest-protesters-disrupt-french-theatre-awards-ceremony As the crucial European elections approach, French president Emmanuel Macron is worried – and angry, writes John Lichfield. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190509/opinion-what-happens-if-le-pens-party-wins-at-the-european-elections Thu, 09 May 2019 11:10:46 +0200 opinion-what-happens-if-le-pens-party-wins-at-the-european-elections Paris police said "yellow vest" protesters whose weekly demonstrations have caused vandalism and security headaches will be barred from Paris's famed Champs-Elysees avenue on Wednesday during commemorations of the end of World War II. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190507/yellow-vests-to-be-barred-from-paris-sites-during-ve-day-commemorations Tue, 07 May 2019 09:51:45 +0200 yellow-vests-to-be-barred-from-paris-sites-during-ve-day-commemorations French investigators are looking at several videos that appear to show police violence during May Day demonstrations in Paris, including one showing an officer push his truncheon inside the trousers of an arrested man. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190504/french-officials-probe-claims-of-may-day-police-violence Sat, 04 May 2019 18:10:39 +0200 french-officials-probe-claims-of-may-day-police-violence