Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France
Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils.
Karl Bushby completes English Channel swim
The adventurer is nearing the end of his 28-year journey home to Hull from Chile.
The Guardian view on the French school protests: the political class needs to heed the voice of students | Editorial
A generation facing unprecedented challenges deserves better than an underfunded education systemOne of the most famous slogans in France’s May 1968 student protests declared “L’i…
Tear gas in Paris and Marseille as school protests grow across France
Crowds of mainly teenagers called for more resources for schools and an end to what they called police repression.
Hundreds of dachshunds march down the Champs-Élysées during Paris fashion week – video
Scores of dachshunds with their owners took over the famous boulevard on 4 October for the annual 'Sausage Walk' during the fashion event Continue reading...
Unemployment and the rise of the Nazis | Letter
John Plowright reflects on how unemployment was viewed by Germans and the fear the KPD sparkedPhilipp Ruch believes that the impact of the 1929 Wall Street crash cannot explain th…
Plant trees – and make sure they are watered | Brief letters
Saving saplings | A proper referendum | Smartglasses | Showing guests the doorI am delighted to hear Angela Eagle has pledged that half a million trees will be planted in the next…
Greek prime minister pledges to ‘ramp up’ efforts to regain Parthenon marbles
Kyriakos Mitsotakis said his UK counterpart, Andy Burnham, had been supportive of restitution efforts in the pastThe Greek prime minister has pledged to “ramp up” his country’s cl…
State parliament elects Germany’s first far-right speaker since second world war
Tobias Rausch secures role of president in Saxony-Anhalt after AfD’s election breakthroughEurope live – latest updatesThe Alternative für Deutschland has become Germany’s first fa…
What is pneumonic plague and how does it spread?
The death of a worker from a Russian lab that researches plague has prompted questions about the disease.
Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille
The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.
Rubio urges Russia to share more information on plague lab worker's death
The World Health Organization said Russian authorities had identified all of the people who had been in contact with a laboratory worker.
Pedro Sánchez is a master of the political comeback. But calling a snap election in Spain may be a gamble too far | Paolo Gerbaudo
A thriving economy, a model green transition, social advances – Spain’s PM shouldn’t be in trouble. Yet he is, and it’s a lesson for progressives everywhereTo progressives across …
AfD candidate elected speaker of German regional parliament for first time
Although Tobias Rausch's role is largely symbolic, opponents have described the result as a watershed moment.
‘No more Viktor Orbán: EU plans 15-year probation period for new member states
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos outlines proposed safeguards to protect EU from undemocratic leadersThe European Commission wants to ensure there is no repeat Viktor Orbán amon…
Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and husband sue ex-friends for ‘betrayal of trust’
Märtha Louise and Durek Verrett launch defamation lawsuit in Los Angeles, claiming ‘coordinated series of devastating public attacks’The Norwegian princess Märtha Louise and her h…
How dilapidated are French schools and how bad is inequality in the education system?
France’s prime minister has promised to address ‘legitimate’ complaints raised by those taking part in protestsEurope live – latest updatesHundreds of French high schools have bee…
Russia responds to US help offer after death of plague researcher
The US and Russia have each offered to help each other tackling infectious diseases.
Schools blockaded as tens of thousands of protesters take to streets in France
Students, staff and parents march in cities including Marseille and Lyon, while up to 40,000 expected in ParisEurope live – latest updatesNearly 90,000 students, staff and parents…
‘This is state violence’: Paris students rage at politicians and heavy-handed policing
Unprecedented protests that began in low-income banlieue are turning ugly, with investigations under way into police brutalityBefore dawn on Tuesday outside the Lycée Sophie-Germa…
Sailors missing after fresh attacks on Black Sea vessels, Bulgaria says
It is not clear who is behind the attacks which come as Russia intensifies strikes in the Black Sea as part of its war against Ukraine.
Watch: At the scene of protests on the streets of Lille
The demonstrators are calling for better government investment in high schools.
Former German spy chief arrested for espionage and treason
August Hanning is accused of obtaining classified information for a foreign power.
Fear and disruption for Ukraine's rail passengers as Russia escalates drone attacks
Ukrainians travelling by train are increasingly caught in the crosshairs of Russia's attacks.