'There's something that feels a little bit different about this.' LisaatSky reports from the streets of Paris as tear gas is fired at protesters and riot police approach crowds. Live updates 👉 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube
Around 42,000 protesters have taken to the streets of Paris over the planned pension reforms today, police have told France 24.
Demonstrators opposing President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular plan to raise the retirement age to 64 marched in a final show of anger before a decision is made tomorrow. 'There's a sense that this is people's last chance to get their voices heard'is in Paris covering the protests, and she has said tensions seem"really quite heightened" today.
"These demonstrations which are going on across some 260 towns and cities have already turned violent in several places. France's state retirement age is 62 - much lower than many of its European neighbours. In the UK it's 66, Germany and Italy 67, and Spain 65.Fires, flares and fury: Riot police clash with protesters
Protesters have taken to the streets to vent their anger at President Emmanuel Macron's plans to delay the retirement age by two years to 64. They were largely peaceful until the government pushed the bill through parliament without a vote, with polls showing that Mr Macron's perceived disdain for voters, as well as footage of police violence, made things worse. Protesters have stormed the headquarters of Louis Vuitton.
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