France struggles with systemic racism and new security law as protests rock country

Goods and passengers from Britain began arriving on French shores Wednesday following a two-day blockade imposed because of a new variant of the coronavirus that had isolated the U.K. and raised fears of food shortages.

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shooting in France. The gendarmes were responding to a domestic violence call in a rural village earlier this morning when they were killed.

direct to your inboxFrance is expected to end a ban on freight movement from the UK as officials put in place a 'solid health protocol' in the next few hours.The UK has been cut off from large parts of Europe – and some other areas of the world – as authorities imposed bans on passengers because of fears over the new coronavirus variant.The most dramatic intervention came from France, whose ban also put a stop to hauliers crossing the English Channel with their cargo.It's caused a huge backlog

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus vaccination programme across the UK won't be affected by France's ban on freight, the Transport Secretary has said.Grant Shapps told Sky News on Monday morning that the disruption around the Channel ports in Kent 'won't have an impact' on vaccine supply.It comes as France suspended all traffic from the UK for 48 hours amid fears over the new mutant coronavirus strain.A number of EU countries have also banned flights from the four nations.Mr Shapps said: "Most

amid fears the new Covid-19 variant will spread.Ireland has banned all flights from the UK for 48 hours, as has Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Austria, Turkey, Belgium and Switzerland.The measures are temporary with plans for an EU council meeting at 10am to decide on co-ordinating EU actions.The announcement comes as Scotland prepares for a level four lockdown starting on Boxing Day.Opposition party leaders in Scotland have called on the SNP government to further explain the reasons for

Nicola Sturgeon tonight called on Boris Johnson to extend the Brexit transition period. The First Minister took to Twitter with no breakthrough in negotiations between the UK and the EU in sight.

direct to your inbox France has become the latest country to ban travel from the UK over the new strain of coronavirus.

It’s been eight years since filmmaker and Academy Award-nominee Sarah Polley made a feature-length film (2012’s incredible “Stories We Tell,” which we put high on our list of the Best Documentaries of the last decade). To be fair, she wrote and executive-produced 2017’s mini-series “Alias Grace“ and finally resurfaced this year directing episodes of CBC Comedy short series “Hey Lady!” But she’s back for real in the feature space and teaming up with a bevy of talent.

France's record labels association SNEP has appointed the UK’s Official Charts Company as the new provider of France’s official music charts.

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