The demonstration in Montpellier, southern France, comes ahead of elections next year and the participation of serving officers is being seen as an indication of just how angry the service is.

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Tornado warnings have appeared on the weather service's alerts map early Wednesday, an indication the front may have spawned twisters.

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Except for their acquisition of Strangeberry last year and some vague plans about launching a video-on-demand service with Netflix, they've given no indication of how they're going to turn things around in the face of stiff competition from all sides.

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