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Passengers abandon cars as protesters shut French airport

21.10.10
Lady Gaga is forced to cancel concerts in Paris concerts as riots and strikes continue in France... more

French strikes slide towards chaos

19.10.10
Protests in France reach stalemate as unions and Nicolas Sarkozy refuse to back down... more

Britons warned of French travel chaos as lorry drivers join strike

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Go-slow protests and fuel shortages bring France to a halt as British travellers are warned to expect chaos... more

France on brink of fuel shortage as strike bites

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Strikes spread to all of France’s refineries, raising the prospect of a nationwide fuel shortage... more

French unions go on ‘open’ strike over pension reform

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Savoy is a gem on the Thames

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Polpetto proves small is beautiful

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French air traffic control strike hits European flights

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MPs sign up to back Thames airport on 'Boris Island'

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Carla Bruni steals the show in pièce de Résistance at London anniversary of de Gaulle's call to arms

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France goes on strike over pension age rise

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Strikes over French plans to raise the retirement age beyond 60 hit trains, flights and schools... more

Strike cancels flights at Paris airports

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Flights in and out of Paris’s Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports are cancelled because of a strike by air traffic controllers... more

French expats to elect first 'MP for Britain'

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French make a stand in the battle of the buses

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Mobs arrested as rioters call for 'Sarko out'

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