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The BBC's Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.

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  • Reported by BBC News and published Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:02:56 UTC.

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  1. Students, teachers march in France on biggest day of school protests

  2. Live: French PM denies 'police repression', suspends classes as clashes erupt at student protests

  3. Protests sweep France, closing schools as student walkouts escalate

  4. French high schools closed in biggest day of student protests in decades

  5. French students looking for protests 'to become a major movement'

  6. Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille

  7. 'Tense' atmosphere as tens of thousands join French student protests

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