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France's Forgotten French

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The “gilets jaunes” (yellow vest) protestors trying to bring France to a standstill. Hugh Schofield, says they're angry at having to pay the price for Parisians to live more comfortably and feel they are treated with contempt and condescension by the French elite.

Kate Adie introduces this and other stories from correspondents around the world.

Nick Higham is on the Rock to find out what Gibraltarians think of the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.

Devina Gupta explains what it is like to report from Delhi, where the polluted air makes her eyes water and her throat burn.

Will Grant examines some of the many challenges Mexico’s new President, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, will face; from economic stagnation to the violent drug cartels.

And Melissa Van Der Klugt visits a pioneering “wildlife corridor” in East Africa and discovers that simply moving fences has made a big impact on Kenya’s wildlife.


Published on Saturday, 24th November 2018.

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