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hello, welcome to bbc news. we start once again in france because we have seen big numbers taking to the streets. the 11th day of mass protest against the pension age in france. some of the pictures from streets in the centre of the capital. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. frances constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the governments move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote....

we start in france. large numbers have taken to the streets again, the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. on the streets there in france we have more large protests, notjust paris but many of the big cities. notjust paris but many of the big cities. frances constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the governments move after the change...

Passing over the country. live now to france, where were joined by axel persson, whos the general secretary of the cgt railway workers union. cani can ijust can i just start can ijust start by can i just start by asking can ijust start by asking you why passengers outside france are going to be affected by this action and whether you think and accept this criticism that it think and accept this criticism thatitis think and accept this criticism that it is unnecessarily affecting people who are n...

These protests. lets stay with both this story and the pictures. im now joined by axel persson, a train driver and a member of one of the biggest labour unions in france, the cgt. thank you for being on the programme. in terms of these protests, these demonstrations, why have you joined them in terms of the issue at stake? the have you joined them in terms of the issue at stake?— issue at stake? the issue at stake issue at stake? the issue at stake is whether— issue at stake? the issue at st...

Organise lockdowns and then made a political decision not to resume the fight that had been suspended because of covid. so we know its not the institutions we will get our demands met so we have no illusions. we rely on our own strengths. mei we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have to _ we rely on our own strengths. axel persson, we have to leave it there but thank you for being on ...

Protests intensify against President Emmanual Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age.

President Macron faces off against unions, as more than a million protesters take to the streets.

French workers took to the streets to protest against the soaring cost of living by demanding higher salaries and better benefits.

Thousands have taken to the streets across France as tensions rise between workers and the government.