内容摘要：Macron, who is currently on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, has said he still believes the Barnier government can survive the vote. "The country's interests are more important than those of the parties," he said.

Macron, who is currently on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, has said he still believes the Barnier government can survive the vote. "The country's interests are more important than those of the parties," he said.

She said: "Many independent retailers would be unable to withstand this loss of trade and would be forced to close."St Albans City and District Council rejected a previous proposal from the town council that they form a partnership to "explore" alternative proposals.

Richard Scott, a town councillor, told the Local Democracy Reporting Service Harpenden residents have “totally and comprehensively rejected” the district council’s plans to charge for parking.Part of a city will remain free of traffic for most of the weekend after three quarters of respondents in a consultation expressed their support.George Street in St Albans has been closed to all vehicles except bicycles from 11:00 on Saturday to 07:00 Monday since November 2023.

It has been open to traffic at other times, with a one-way system in place.After more than 800 responses, Hertfordshire County Council said the current arrangements and road layout would be retained.

It will also explore making some minor changes to replace some of the temporary plastic bollards and planters with something more permanent.

In November, the council opened a consultation to establish if the street should be restored to two-way traffic seven days a week. It said the existing arrangements aimed to make the street more pleasant for pedestrians, help businesses accommodate customers more safely, open up outdoor space for events and improve air quality.In government, there's a belief that better news on wage growth and a tolerable level of inflation has been under-acknowledged. Tomorrow in our studio, and in her big speech on Wednesday, Reeves will try to give you the impression that she is brimming with optimism and in a hurry to get the economy going, so that jobs can be created, the government's tax coffers filled and, ultimately, voters might regain a long-lost feel-good factor.

Yet however upbeat she is a former Labour minister wonders: "How long will it take for changes to drip through the doorsteps of my constituency where people are living in crowded rented flats, and can't afford the supermarkets?"The pressure is on. One union leader calls this a "cross your fingers behind your back moment". Change takes time and the economy might need patience – but politics isn't always prepared to wait.

Lecturers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have gone on strike over redundancies.RGU announced in November that more redundancies could be made after 130 staff left through a voluntary severance scheme last year. It hopes there will be fewer than 60 further redundancies.