French farmers paralyse routes into Paris in tractor protest

Farmers 'besiege' capital in dispute over regulations, pay and taxes they say are destroying rural lifeEurope live - latest updatesFrench farmers driving tractors have made good on a threat to blockade Paris for an indefinite period, paralysing eight main motorways into the city in a row over regulations, pay and taxes.Protesters had rejected concessions made by the prime minister, Gabriel Attal, at the weekend and promised to "besiege" the capital by early afternoon on Monday. Continue reading...