italy s former prime minister, silvio berlusconi, is being treated for a type of chronic leukaemia in hospital. the 86 year old was rushed to intensive care yesterday, with breathing problems. his brother paolo said he s in a stable condition. hundreds of thousands of people have continued to demonstrate across france against emmanuel macron s plans to raise the pension age from 62 to 64. clashes broke out in multiple cities, with protesters setting fire to one of the french president s favourite restaurants in paris. the country awaits a decision on the validity of the legislation next week. an environmental group has hit out at sainsbury s after the supermarket swapped its mince meat out of hard plastic trays into vacuum packs. campaign group a plastic planet say the containers will not go in most household recycling. some customers have reported mince turning to mush. the supermarket said the change will see 55% less plastic used,