Leicester South MP Jon Ashworth asked the government to help the teenagers get an earlier flight.

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As the police arrested five teenagers who were suspected of carrying out the Marseille attack, some broader questions are being asked in France about how much things have changed in the areas one year later.

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They asked Mr Osborne if the recession would have long term effects for teenagers.

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When a poll asked French teenagers which company they would most like to work for, the top three responses were not, as in the past, French state enterprises, but Apple, Microsoft and Google.

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