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Gilets jaunes banned from protesting near Notre Dame in ParisAnti-government gilets jaunes (yellow vests) protesters will be banned from demonstrating near Paris’s fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral on Saturday, as the police chief warned that any plans to march on the banks of the river Seine near the site were “pure provocation”.

Half of UK consumers willing to pay more to avoid plastic packagingEight in 10 consumers are trying to reduce their plastic waste and half would be willing to pay higher prices for eco-friendly packaging, according to a survey that highlights the impact of the Blue Planet documentary and the campaign to reduce such rubbish.

Germany's Good Friday dance ban divides SPDAs the song says, you can dance if you want to. But not on Good Friday in Germany, which retains intense restrictions on Easter revelry. It's an annual debate — led this year by two generations of Social Democrats.

London climate activists to 'shut down' HeathrowClimate protesters in London are threatening to shut down Heathrow airport — Europe's busiest air traffic hub. Police have appealed to the group, saying it could cause misery to thousands of travelers over Easter.

Britain is once again the sick man of EuropeAs I go abroad — and especially in continental Europe — people ask me, with a mixture of bewilderment, pity and Schadenfreude, “What is wrong with Britain?” I do not pretend to know the answer (or answers). But I can describe the symptoms: the UK is undergoing six crises at the same time.

Google gives Android users in Europe more search, browser optionsGoogle will start rolling out new screens that will pop up the first time a European Android user opens Google Play after receiving an incoming update. One screen will present five options for search apps, and one screen will present five options for browsers.

Just 400 out of 15,500 Irish apprenticeships taken by womenWomen make up less than 5pc of apprentices in Ireland, with just 400 females training in schemes out of 15,500, according to new figures obtained by the Sunday Independent.

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Beth Hoke in Passport Purgatory: ‘I feel naked without it, especially when crossing borders’

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Domino Effect (updated): How a no-deal Brexit could affect all expats across Europe

No deal, no problem (updated): More EU countries guarantee British expats post-Brexit grace periods

Frankfurt jobs Pt. 2: Brexit exits creating expat career opportunities in banking, finance

Expat Travel: Jackie Harding reveals Vienna’s best off-the-tourist-trail destinations

New for 2019: Dispatches’ always-updated list of the best Dutch music festivals

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