WAR TALK

As the situation in France continues to deteriorate it's sounding more and more like war:

The rioting was a direct challenge to the authority of the French government and to Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin in particular.

Villepin on Thursday vowed before parliament that authorities "will not give in" to the violence and would make restoring order their "absolute top priority".

The clashes have gained territory virtually every night since they began...

Another humiliating French defeat could be on the cards here folks.