we start in france where police have fired tear gas at demonstrators after violence broke out at traditional may day rallies in paris. they have been mass demonstrations against plans to raise the pension age to 64. the plans were pushed through parliament last month without a vote which has led to a wave of unrest across the country. we can cross to a europe corresponding nick beake in paris. we are seeing different sides to the protest, on the one hand clashes with police with tear gas and on the other hand what i can see behind you is peaceful protesters on may the 1st, an important day in the ist, an important day in the calendar in terms of the labour movement and its history. yes and both things movement and its history. yes and both things are movement and its history. yes and both things are happening - movement and its history. yes and both things are happening in - movement and its history. yes and both things are happening in the i both things are happening in
parliament so many people here have their anger augmented by this and thatis their anger augmented by this and that is reflected in the streets today. not so much at this particular place, it is quite a carnival atmosphere but itjust changes like that. and the finance can be quite quick and intense. 5000 police on the streets of paris today and there marauding around, i m sure they would not put it like that, but hanging about looking for hot spots and then they come in very quickly. what we are seeing on the screen now is pictures of the riot police walking through the streets of paris. as you mentioned earlier a lot of this has ignited even more because of those pension reforms but also i guess an underlying feeling amongst many in france and rank are being felt towards president macron that goes beyond these reforms and cuts deeper than that? that that goes beyond these reforms and cuts deeper than that? cuts deeper than that? that is ri . ht, cuts deeper than that? that is right.