<p>France is to ban the UberPop service from January 1st, according to an interior ministry spokesman. Taxi drivers staged a go-slow protest around Paris on Monday over a court decision which failed to block the service that sees drivers use their private cars to provide taxi services on a part-time basis. Also today, the price of oil flirts with new five-year lows.</p><br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
