Two million French folk take to the streets in a wave of strikes and protests against a proposal to raise the pension age from 62 to 64.

Meanwhile in the UK: "Mustn't grumble. When's 'Strictly' on?"

@alanferrier I was in one of these protests on Thursday, in a small city, we were about 12 000, which is huge! It’s good to see people can still rally against patently stupid decisions that go against the people’s interests. Let’s hope it doesn’t do down after a few weeks!