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More than 2,000 people have been arrested after police clashed with protesters across France. For the latest on the situation there Anton spoke to John Litchfield veteran Journalist based in Paris. 

Formal negotiations on a new public sector pay deal are due to begin at the Workplace Relations Commission today. This comes with Taoiseach Micheál Martin saying any agreement must improve productivity across the public service while protecting lower-paid workers. 

We get the latest with  Political Editor, The Irish Times Pat Leahy. 

We take a closer look at some of the stories you may have missed in the news this morning. Joining Anton this morning was Harry Browne Retired Media Lecturer in TUD and Host of the Ditch Podcast. 

With the release of Grand Theft Auto VI and other videos games ahead of the Christmas season. The Drug and Alcohol Task Forces are asking parents to look beyond the hype and consider an increasingly important question: where does gaming end and gambling begin? 

Anton discusses this further with Tony O’Reilly, Gambling Initiative spokesperson for the Drug & Alcohol Task Force, and former postman who was jailed for 3 years for stealing €1.75 million from An Post to fund a severe online gambling addiction. 

An “explosion” in octopus numbers off the UK coast is causing havoc in the populations of crabs, lobsters, whelks, clams, and mussels and threatening livelihoods, according to Fishermen. 

We get the details from Marine Biologist Rowan Byrne of Marinecreatures.com.

More than 2,000 people have been arrested after police clashed with protesters across France. With politicians calling for the resignation of the Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez. Speaking to Anton with more on his was Freelance Journalist in France Jamie Smith-Maillet.

As many as one in three children born in Ireland today are expected to live to 100. That is according to The 100 Year Lives Project. But what needs to change so that we're prepared? 

To discuss with Anton was Karen Hand, Social Psychologist co author of the The 100 Year Lives Project with Carolyn Odgers.

A man who died following an assault in Dublin in the early hours of Sunday morning has been named locally as Jamie Bailey. 

Anton got the details on this story with Reporter with Independent News and Media, Conor Feehan.

Recently,representatives from TikTok, Meta, Google and Coimisiún na Meán appeared at an Oireachtas Media Committee. They were there to answer questions on how and why videos appeared on the platforms showcasing dangerous driving.

Has anything changed since? Anton asked Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent Jess Kelly.

An experimental drug developed by a company co-founded by Trinity College scientist Professor Luke O’Neill has shown potential to relieve the symptoms of eczema. Luke joined Anton to discuss the research and findings.