Ten Things You Need to Know Today: 24 March 2023

The Week’s daily digest of the news agenda, published at 8am

1. French protests escalate

Bordeaux town hall has been set on fire as bitter French protests continue over plans to raise the pension age. More than a million people took to the streets across France on Thursday, according to government figures, with 80 arrests. Officers fired tear gas at protesters in Paris. The most recent protests were “marked by a greater presence of young people and more violence than previously”, said Le Monde, with a “clear increase in violence and radicalism”.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up
To continue reading this article...
Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month.
Get unlimited website access, exclusive newsletters plus much more.
Cancel or pause at any time.
Already a subscriber to The Week?
Not sure which email you used for your subscription? Contact us