France’s class action: inside the 16 October Guardian Weekly
What drove student protests? Plus: Duran Duran’s extraordinary world • Get the Guardian Weekly delivered to your home address France has been rocked by huge youth protests in recent weeks over the state of high school education, bringing tens of thousands of people on to the streets. The movement began with outrage over shoddy school conditions in a Paris banlieue, but has spread across the country as pupils voice their anger about a system they say is failing them.
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UK plans military aircraft support for wildfires ahead of first resilience summit
Fire services across the UK are set to be able to request RAF aircraft for difficult wildfires, alongside plans for specialist protective equipment and an AI unit.
Full details of Burnham’s water overhaul may wait until 2027 spending review
A broad plan for England’s water sector is expected in December, but officials are still working through how greater public control would operate and what it might cost.
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