Macron tightens curbs on protests and accuses far left of ‘seditious acts’
Combined yellow-vest and student protest to go ahead in Paris on Saturday as Italy calls in soldiers to patrol Milan streets
Europe’s angry autumn: what’s driving the wave of protests?
Demonstrations from Albania to Spain are largely unconnected, but some common frustrations run through them
‘Massive’ security operation planned in France ahead of fresh protests on Saturday
Fresh curfews imposed on Tuesday after first quiet night since France’s most destructive rioting in years
Will French unrest benefit Marine Le Pen’s presidential run?
For moderate political forces, it is all about preventing the hard-left from getting into the presidential second round
‘There’s nothing left’: French businesses count the cost of a weekend of unrest
Thousands of shops damaged or looted as protests descended into violence, leaving owners fearing for their future
‘I have never felt anything so painful in my life’: Irish caught in French riots
An Irish student protester and a Limoges resident share experiences of street violence and tear gas in France
What’s behind the violence shaking France, and what comes next?
As demonstrations spread across France, questions remain over who was responsible for the violence and what it means for Emmanuel Macron
Historic town hall torched and more than 1,800 arrested as protests spread across France
Anti-government demonstrations spiral out of control in many cities, with buildings set ablaze and shops looted
‘A bombshell’: French teachers spot something on payslips that reveals scale of funding crisis
As students protest over conditions in schools, an obscure pensions transfer reveals how billions earmarked for education are funding retired civil servants instead
Raphaël Glucksmann’s refusal to use the word ‘genocide’ divides France’s left
Splitting the electorate has been disastrous for the left, but their differences appear too deep to repair before presidential election
‘An intelligent, nonconformist man’: Galway’s homeless millionaire
‘An intelligent, interesting, nonconformist man’ – we speak to the people he interacted with in the city
Italy’s Giorgia Meloni secures final approval for controversial electoral reform
Opponents accuse government of self-serving reform in advance of vote, with one lawmaker on hunger strike
France’s school protests: What lies behind the anger
French government acknowledges country faces a ‘serious moment’
Police fire tear gas and charge at demonstrators as French school protests escalate
Demonstrators demand the government tackle understaffed and dilapidated classrooms
Inside the school protests in France that have spiralled into arson and street violence
Sense of chaos feeds into election campaign, with Marine Le Pen promising to reestablish ‘order’















