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Authorities in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes estimate damage from the continuing education protests at €25m–€30m.

Belgium’s king and queen are due in Kazakhstan from 11 to 14 October, with a meeting with the president and bilateral cooperation on the agenda.

Wendy Griffith has described reading the Travelodge security review as emotional, while the hotel chain has apologised for failures in room-access security and complaint handling.

Dense fog prompted a morning traffic warning in five Dutch provinces on Friday, 2 October.

Kyiv has closed the Southern Bridge after its mayor reported another hit. Emergency workers reported one death at a separate residential building.

President Lee Jae Myung is demanding an apology after Ukraine disclosed the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea. Kyiv disputes Seoul’s claim that the transfer was confidential.

Dutch inflation rose slightly in September, preliminary figures show, as annual price increases for energy and services picked up.

Dutch water boards are urging pet owners to use flea and tick treatments carefully to reduce pollution in waterways without leaving animals unprotected.