French student protests; Elizabeth Day and Sarah Solemani on TV drama The Party; could some adoptions be avoided?
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French student protests; Elizabeth Day and Sarah Solemani on TV drama The Party; could some adoptions be avoided?

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 6, 202657 min
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Hundreds of schools in France have closed after clashes between police and student protestors. Chloe Quesnel is a high school teacher in Nice in France. She's been watching her students take to the streets to protest over classroom conditions, lack of resources and the number of teaching staff. Chloe and Paris-based journalist Lisa Louis tell Kylie about the student protest of the last week, and what can be expected from today. The Party is a five-part ITV series based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Day and adapted by award-winning writer and actor Sarah Solemani. At the...

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most internationally renowned artists, poets and feminist activists and now her first major UK exhibition Living Threads opens in London. Her work is striking. One features unspun wool suspended from the ceiling. I'll be talking to her about her art, her life and ancestral knowledge and tradition. Cecilia talks about making miniature textiles as a child and

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