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Macron measures to quell French protests ‘will cost €10bn’

Tax relief and other fiscal measures announced by French President Emmanuel Macron to try to calm nationwide protests will cost €10bn, the government has...

Grace Millane: Body found in backpacker murder probe

A body believed to be British backpacker Grace Millane has been found near a beauty spot on the outskirts of Auckland. Detective Inspector Scott Beard,...

Over 500 arrested as riot police clamp down on Paris protest

Crowds of yellow-vested protesters have tried to reach the French presidential palace in Paris, some scuffling with police firing tear gas, amid huge security...

Eiffel Tower among sites to close in move to curb Paris protests

The Eiffel Tower in Paris will be closed on Saturday as French authorities tighten security to prevent another outbreak of violence following three weeks...

France deploys security forces amid fears of more riots

France will deploy more than 65,000 security forces amid fears of fresh rioting at protests in Paris and around the nation. Police unions and local...

France bracing for more protests despite retreat on taxes

Concessions made by French President Emmanuel Macron’s government in a bid to stop huge anti-government demonstrations seemed to have failed to convince protesters, with...

France suspends fuel tax, but protesters vow to fight on

The French government’s decision to suspend fuel tax and utility hikes has done little to appease protesters who vowed to fight on after rioting...

French PM to announce delay to fuel tax hikes following riots – reports

French prime minister Edouard Philippe is to announce a suspension of fuel tax hikes in an effort to appease an increasingly radicalised protest movement,...

Hundreds arrested after Paris protest riot

More than 100 people were injured and 412 have been arrested during France’s worst urban riot in years, police in Paris said. The 133 people...

Riot police fire tear gas at fuel tax protesters in Paris clashes

Police fired tear gas and water cannons at demonstrators in Paris as thousands took to the streets across France to protest over rising fuel...

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