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“However, student leaders emerged from the talks dissatisfied, urging pupils to continue protesting until the government presented concrete proposals to address their demands.”

“The country faced unprecedented violence after student protests led to clashes with police, which caused at least one teenager to have his hand blown off by a stun grenade and a one-year-old toddler to be hospitalised after a firework went off near his pram.”

“Student leaders also said the government's concessions were a good first step, but vowed to continue demonstrations, on Saturday and on November 5.”

“The protests began in September, launched by students angry at the conditions at their high schools after the summer holidays.”

“Riot police clashed with high school students across France on Friday and unions called for teachers to strike as President Emmanuel Macron's government battled to contain increasingly violent protests over classroom conditions and funding.”