France retirement age protests turn violent

　　(PARIS) Protests against a proposed hike in retirement age by the French government took an increasingly radical turn with masked youths setting fires in cities across France yesterday。

　　UK retirement age challenge fails

　　In the UK, a worker can see their employment end at the age of 65 without any redundancy payment - even if they do not want to retire。

　　However the judge in the case said there was a compelling case for the compulsory retirement age to rise。