French police have used tear gas and water cannon to break up a protest by nearly 1,000 yellow vest demonstrators in the south-western city of Toulouse. A police statement in Toulouse said officers made five arrests after being targeted by missiles thrown…

So, Dominic Cummings , the man who seems to enjoy much influence over the prime minister, believes that we will have a “violent, popular uprising” if a second referendum was held and Remain won. How much of that, one wonders, is mere…

Boris Johnson’s sister launches an extraordinary attack on his "deeply reprehensible" language after he was accused of inciting violence and hatred against Members of Parliament Rachel Johnson claimed her brother was wrong to say the best way to honour the memory of…

Tear gas was used during Saturday’s protest in Paris. Photo: AFP Teargas and tourism don’t mix, but there is more to the violent clashes in Paris than simply blaming the French police, writes John Lichfield. Last weekend police tear-gassed tourists on the…

Great demonstration this September 21, many people, but the police appeared ferociously to tear-gas all the procession, mostly peaceful, so much so that this one, which almost got to the Port-Royal station, had to return to the starting point! They gassed absolutely…

Canada’s Yellow Vest movement feeds off some of the same anti-elite and anti-urban identity sentiments as the Gilet Jaune movement in France. I spent the past year working in Grenoble, a city about the size of Hamilton (metro population: 452,000) in southeast…

Tear gas fired and arrests made as anarchists infiltrate climate and social justice march A demonstrator clashes with riot policemen during the climate change protest, September 21st in Paris. Photograph: Zakaria Abdelkafi/ AFP/Getty French police fired tear gas and drove back protesters…

2018: Who are France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters? 02:33 Paris (CNN)A large police presence in Paris prevented " gilets jaunes " or yellow vest protesters from gathering on Saturday, the 45th week since protests started on November 17 last year. In the morning,…

2018: Who are France’s ‘yellow vest’ protesters? 02:33 Paris (CNN)Violent clashes broke out between riot police and protesters in Paris on Saturday, after " gilets jaunes ," or yellow vest protesters, as well as anti-capitalist activists joined a climate change demonstration. Police…

Anti-government ‘gilets jaunes’ protesters hold 45th consecutive Saturday of action A yellow vest protester stands in front of burning electric scooters during clashes with riot police in Paris on Saturday. Photograph: Lucas Barioulet/AFP/Getty French police fired tear gas and made over a…