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School Protests Spread Across France Amid Education Concerns and Rising Violence
Thousands of students in France have protested over education standards, disrupting more than 700 schools as demonstrations spread from Paris to cities across the country. The unrest has become a public order crisis, with fires, clashes and injuries, raising concerns for students, staff and families as the country approaches a presidential election. Interior Minister Laurent…
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James Graham play revisits Keynes’s life and enduring economic ideas
A new play by James Graham examines the life and ideas of John Maynard Keynes, the influential 20th-century economist. The production explores how Keynes, who was much more than a number cruncher, shaped economic thinking through his belief that prosperity should enable leisure and living well, rather than mere wealth accumulation. His willingness to challenge…
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Ethiopia-Eritrea ties severed; BBC announces major cuts; Trump escalates in Middle East
Ethiopia and Eritrea sever diplomatic ties as fighting flares. The BBC announces major service cuts whilst Trump escalates military pressure in the Middle East.
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Zelensky says Putin lifted restrictions on Russian air campaigns in September
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says intercepted intelligence indicates Vladimir Putin ordered Russian military leaders in September to remove restrictions that had governed earlier air campaigns. The claim comes as Ukraine reports increased Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure and warnings of further strikes on major cities and energy facilities. Ukrainian officials say the reported plans include…
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UK diesel hits record £2 a litre as G7 agrees emergency oil release
G7 leaders have agreed to release up to 100 million barrels of oil from strategic reserves within four months, following sustained pressure from President Donald Trump to lower energy prices before next month’s American mid-term elections. Trump dropped his threatened ban on US diesel exports, and the group also pledged not to impose restrictions on…
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School protests spread across France, raising alarm in Macron’s government
School protests that began in the low-income Seine-Saint-Denis area have spread across France, prompting hundreds of schools to close and drawing in some university students. The demonstrations have alarmed President Emmanuel Macron’s government because youth protests can attract wider public support and grow beyond the control of organisers, with national elections approaching. Students are calling…
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Putin’s nuclear threat; Navy chief stripped of honours; White House exodus
Vladimir Putin has threatened NATO with nuclear retaliation, as Britain’s former Royal Navy chief loses his honours following an affair investigation. Senior White House staff are departing ahead of the US midterms.
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France is rocked by more violence linked to far-left student protests as videos show shocking attacks on people trying to protect schools
Student protests over education conditions have escalated into violence in several French cities, with attacks on school staff, members of the public and police. The government has acknowledged that students’ complaints are legitimate while condemning the unrest, which has caused injuries and damage to schools. Officials say at least 65 school staff, including 40 headteachers,…
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Met suspends digital forensics software amid US allegations over Russian ownership
The Metropolitan Police has suspended use of Oxygen Forensics software following US allegations that the supposedly American company is secretly owned by Russians and developed in Moscow. US prosecutors have accused the firm’s chief executive Lee Reiber and Russian national Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov of concealing the company’s true ownership, raising serious questions about the integrity…
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Harry and William back separate London charity events on same evening
Prince Harry appeared in person at a London gala raising funds for organisations supporting Ukraine, while Prince William sent a recorded message to a separate charity ball six miles away. The events brought the estranged brothers into the public eye on the same evening, with each supporting a different cause. At the Imperial War Museum,…