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20 of the best ski resorts for late season snow

Planning a ski or snowboard trip for March or April? These high resorts are likely to have the best conditions

The Independent UK

French strikes against pension reform to continue as unions intensify fight

France was partly brought to a standstill on Tuesday as millions of protesters took to the streets in one of the biggest strike actions yet. Rejecting the government’s proposed pension reform bill, which includes raising the legal retirement age from 62 to 64, workers across all sectors turned out in…

France 24

The economic impact of France's pension reform strikes

French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to raise the legal retirement age has united all of the country's major trade unions against it. This Tuesday marks the sixth day of nationwide mobilisation since January, with the stated aim of "bringing France to a standstill". In today's show, we take a look…

France 24

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Steve Borthwick names 36-man England squad for France as Marcus Smith returns

England face France on Saturday in the fourth round of the 2023 Guinness Six Nations

Bristol Post

Do we really need to work longer? France's pension reform and the changing labour market

France is growing older. However, Europe's record-breaking life expectancy has a downside: in order to pay for its increasingly healthy legion of retirees, the French right wing says there's no other option but to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The left retorts that if corporations paid their…

France 24

Massive protests against government pension reform plans paralyse France

Hundreds of thousands of people marched as strikes disrupted transport and schools in France on Tuesday during protests against President Emmanuel Macron's plans to push back the retirement age to 64.

Radio France Internationale

Forty-three times the Conservatives tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

From jetski patrols to Rwanda deportations, the Tories have not been short of schemes to deter small boats

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Tuesday briefing: 43 ways the Conservatives have tried (and failed) to tackle Channel crossings

In today’s newsletter: As Rishi Sunak unveils new plans to solve the small boats crisis, here’s a guide to dozens of previous initiatives that have fallen short

The Guardian - UK

France on strike: Unions say 'non' to higher pension age

Garbage collectors, utility workers and train drivers are among people walking off the job Tuesday across France

The Independent UK

Demonstrators set to paralyse France in massive pension reform protests

France’s trade unions were headed for a crucial face-off with President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, with fresh strikes and protests planned against a controversial pensions reform he has championed.

France 24

Protests and disruption in France as transport workers start strikes

Road, rail and air services affected in protest over plans to raise pension age from 62 to 64

The Guardian - UK

Al Qaeda leader in North Africa grants exclusive interview to FRANCE 24

Algerian Islamist Abu Obeida Youssef al-Aanabi, the current leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), granted an exclusive interview to FRANCE 24 in which he officially confirmed his group is holding French journalist Olivier Dubois, who was kidnapped in Mali in 2021, and discussed the role of jihadism…

France 24

Six Nations: Danny Care urges England to start ‘exceptional’ Marcus Smith in France clash

Steve Borthwick facing another fly-half conundrum as supreme Harlequins display merits instant recall

Evening Standard

French founder of Accor international hotel group dies aged 91

Gérard Pélisson, who co-founded the Accor hotel group and turned the business into the world's sixth largest hotel chain, has died at the age of 91 after a long illness, according to his family.

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Remote French island restaurant wins 3-star Michelin ranking

A restaurant tucked away in the corner of a remote French island won a coveted three-star ranking in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide unveiled on Monday.

Liverpool Echo

Easyjet, Ryanair and Jet2 warning for passengers flying to France

Anyone on flights to or through France may be affected

Manchester Evening News

France travel warning as FCO advice updated amid strike action

Cross-sector walk outs are taking place across the country, which could last “several days”

France 24

Faced with summer restrictions, this is how France uses its water

France extracts approximately 31 billion cubic metres of fresh water from its natural sources each year. Faced with an ongoing winter drought that could lead to water restrictions this summer, FRANCE 24 looks at the different ways the country consumes water.

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Wales Online

Alex Cuthbert ruled out of Wales' remaining two Six Nations games

The Wales and Ospreys winger will not feature against Italy or France

The Independent UK

Unions vow to shut France's economy down amid pension battle

Unions are threatening to shut down France’s economy this week in what they hope is their toughest riposte yet to President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age

France 24

China aims for 'economic stability' in 2023 with 5% GDP growth target

With China's National People's Congress underway, the government has set out what many are calling an achievable target for economic growth in 2023. The 5 percent objective is the lowest in over three decades and comes as Beijing has lifted most of the restrictions set up during the Covid-19 pandemic.…

Radio France Internationale

France braces for massive strike in pension reform showdown

French trade unions are preparing for another clash with President Emmanuel Macron over his controversial pension reform, with widespread strikes from Tuesday aiming to bring the country "to a standstill".

France 24

France braces for strikes that could bring the country ‘to a standstill’ for days on end

Strikes against bitterly contested plans to reform pensions in France continue on Tuesday, and this time unions have upped the ante. Unlike previous walkouts, this week’s industrial action has no pre-arranged end date. With workers across multiple sectors expected to strike, life in France could grind to a halt for…

The Independent UK

Marcus Smith recalled to England squad for Six Nations clash with France

The Harlequins fly-half was dropped from last week’s training camp in Brighton.

The Guardian - UK

Marcus Smith recalled to England squad to face France in Six Nations

Marcus Smith has been recalled to the England squad preparing to face France this weekend after his dazzling display in Harlequins’ victory over Exeter

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