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French protests see numbers surge as unions join strikes over high cost of living

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor5 November 2026More than 600,000 protesters have taken part in rallies and marches across France, according to France's interior ministry, with five unions...

France gears up for strikes and protests as unions promise national mobilisation

ReutersPaul KirbyEurope digital editor11 minutes agoHundreds of thousands of demonstrators are expected to take part in marches across France as five unions join strikes and protests in a national...

Burnham open to 'honest discussion' on EU free movement

PA MediaJennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Harry Farley, political correspondent25 October 2026, 01:33 GMTUpdated 3 hours agoThe prime minister says he would welcome an...

Fury as Andy Burnham wages new 'war on countryside'

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Under the latest reforms, the Government is diverting money away from more affluent local authorities towards poorer areas with cheaper properties and greater...

Are student protests being manipulated ahead of France's presidential election?

ReutersKatya AdlerEurope Editor16 October 2026, 00:25 BSTThe French passion for protest is legendary in Europe.Over the last few years, we have regularly witnessed farmers angry about costly...

Are student protests being manipulated ahead of France's presidential election?

ReutersKatya AdlerEurope Editor7 hours agoThe French passion for protest is legendary in Europe.Over the last few years, we have regularly witnessed farmers angry about costly regulations lobbing...

Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedBecky Morton and Kate Whannel3 October 2026Updated 15 minutes agoKemi Badenoch has said a...

Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign

Metinvest/ZaporizhstalVitaly ShevchenkoChief Analyst, BBC Monitoring30 September 2026Like thousands of other residents of Zaporizhzhia, Denys Maksyshko has spent years working for local steel factory...

Ukraine's prized steel industry left in ruins by Russian missile campaign

Metinvest/ZaporizhstalVitaly ShevchenkoChief Analyst, BBC Monitoring6 hours agoLike thousands of other residents of Zaporizhzhia, Denys Maksyshko has spent years working for local steel factory...

More than 400 detained as France student protests escalate

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedHenry Moore29 September 2026, 22:32 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoMore than 400 people, mostly minors, were...

French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested

EPATinshui Yeung28 September 2026France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has warned that any escalation in the country's current wave of student protests would be "irresponsible", following the...

French PM warns against escalation of school protests after 164 arrested

EPATinshui Yeung13 minutes agoFrance's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu has warned that any escalation in the country's current wave of student protests would be "irresponsible", following the...

Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergRussia editor, Moscow and Dmitrov17 September 2026The system of power in Russia is...

Rosenberg: Russia's elections will have few surprises, but for the Kremlin they matter

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedSteve RosenbergRussia editor, Moscow and Dmitrov4 hours agoThe system of power in Russia is often...

State pension likely to rise by £488 a year in April

Getty Images15 September 2026, 07:12 BSTUpdated 4 minutes agoThe state pension is likely to rise by £488 to next April to £13,036.40 a year, new official figures suggest.Under the triple lock...