Interior Minister Laurent Nunez acknowledges that police 'lost control' during weekend protests. Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says presidentMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across Francein PalermoItalian police also clashed with protesters who threw stones and looted shops in Milan on Sunday during demonstrations over the rising cost of living, as lorry drivers blocked roads across southern Italy in protest at soaring fuel prices linked to the war in Iran. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Interior Minister Laurent Nunez acknowledges that police 'lost control' during weekend protests.S1

• Interior minister Laurent Nuñez should stay to ensure chain of command with police and security forces, says presidentMacron criticises ‘unbridled violence’ after 2,400 arrests across Francein PalermoItalian police also clashed with protesters who threw stones...S2