Youths clashed with police today in two French cities on the sidelines of demonstrations honouring a protester who was killed during a similar confrontation over a dam project last week.

The French president Francois Hollande is calling for an investigation into the death of a protester during a demonstration against a dam project in south-west France.

A FRENCH couple taken to court for failing to stop a drunken friend driving his car - killing himself and four others - were freed by a judge yesterday.

A French couple are facing a possible jail sentence today for letting a party guest drive while drunk.