内容摘要：For France, there's no real end to the political instability in sight.

For France, there's no real end to the political instability in sight.

Newcastle University UCU branch chair Matt Perry said members "refuse to pay the price for management's unrealistic projections, bloated salaries and mis-spending on buildings".He added: "We will be voting for industrial action because the cuts profoundly damage us, our students and our research.

"Management refuses to rule out compulsory redundancies, nor will it share its plans for the next stage of cuts, which come after the second voluntary severance package in a year."We want to open the books and independently assess the university's financial situation. University management now needs to negotiate a resolution to the dispute that does not put staff in the firing line so we can avoid industrial action."In response, a university spokesperson said: "We have implemented a range of cost-saving measures, including voluntary severance schemes, tighter controls on recruitment and restrictions on non-pay budgets.

"These measures will strengthen our position and enable us to continue investing in our people so that we can deliver world-class education and research for the benefit of the region and beyond."We recognise this is a challenging time for colleagues and we are being as open and transparent as possible."

A major relief road that has been dubbed "the road to nowhere" should be completed next year, according to the local authority.

Phil Larratt, cabinet member for highways and transport at West Northamptonshire Council, said it was "making significant strides" to complete the Sandy Lane relief road near Northampton.He said the attackers were either people who had "spontaneously become angry" or they were the "ultra-left, ultra-right or other political groups".

Images filmed from a block of flats showed the youths swarming around the candidate, her deputy Virginie Lanlo and a party activist for President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble alliance.Ms Thevenot told Le Parisien website that when she and her colleagues objected to the youths defacing party posters "they immediately attacked one of my activists, injuring Virginie". Ms Lanlo suffered an arm injury, while the activist was punched and hit with a scooter, ending up with a broken jaw. The car windscreen was also smashed by the scooter.

Three teenagers and a man aged 20 were arrested by police and the incident was quickly condemned across the political spectrum.Mr Attal called on people to "reject the climate of violence and hatred that's taking hold", while RN leader Jordan Bardella said one of his "big commitments as prime minister" would be to "combat record insecurity and repeat offending".