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Protests begin across France, with shops, businesses and tourist sites closed – Europe live

France will deploy 70,000 officers around the country, while protests are also expected in Italy, Spain, Austria, Portugal, Albania and Ireland Jesse, 40, a charity worker from the north of Paris, had turned out for the street march. She said: “I’m so angry. I’m here to support schoolchildren’s demands for better conditions. I’m so proud of them and we have to stand together.” Continue reading...