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Received — 19 October 2026 ⏭ The Guardian - Europe

French authorities announce partial curfews as PM blames ‘ultra-left’ for exploiting protests – as it happened

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French PM Lecornu says he has asked prefects to implement “a number of partial curfews” in certain “localised” urban areas to stop further disorder, which he attributes to “the extreme-left” and some criminal elements.

We will no doubt hear more on this from local authorities, as in the example of Marseille (10:32).

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© Photograph: Guillaume Saligot/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Guillaume Saligot/AFP/Getty Images

© Photograph: Guillaume Saligot/AFP/Getty Images

Received — 15 October 2026 ⏭ The Guardian - Europe

Nineteen injured in collision between minibus and train on Eurotunnel loading platform

Two people critically hurt when vehicle carrying HGV drivers hit stationary train in Calais, say French authorities

Nineteen people have been injured after a minibus collided with a stationary freight train at the loading platform of the Eurotunnel near Calais, French authorities have said.

Pas-de-Calais underprefect Agathe Cury said 18 passengers and the bus driver were injured in the incident.

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© Photograph: MAXPPP/Alamy

© Photograph: MAXPPP/Alamy

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