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Police in Bordeaux, southern France, say some protesters are throwing projectiles, attacking law enforcement and setting up barricades on Place de la Bourse.

They warn people should avoid the area.

Video footage, shared by the prefecture, shows people in dark clothing and face coverings taking boards off a building and using them to form a barricade along a street.

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Tear gas has been fired in cities across France as protests continue.

Tear gas grenades were used to disperse the crowd in Lyon, while footage of the protests also shows tear gas being used on crowds in Marseille.

"There were around 150 of us, mostly secondary school and university students," says one protester in Lyon.

"Then the tear gas came almost immediately. You could barely see anything in the street."

French newspaper Le Parisien says police have been using water cannon and there are reports of tear gas being fired in Nice.

Police also fired tear gas at several hundred demonstrators in Clermont-Ferrand, according to French broadcaster France3.

Earlier on Saturday, police said they used tear gas and a water cannon as protesters attempted to breach a restricted area in Nantes.

We're now receiving agency pictures showing the head of the Paris protest arriving at Porte de Vincennes, the end point of the authorised demonstration.

They are escorted by CRS riot police officers.

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A protester in central Paris tells the BBC demonstrations will continue until French President Emmanuel Macron listens to protesters.

Zelie, 26, says people have taken to the street because they are "really frustrated" and have been "suffering a lot" since Macron came to office.

"They keep us quiet," she says. "They take our money, they tax us a lot and we can't say anything.

"Today we are in the streets because it's been too long, it's been too much."

Zelie highlights that teachers have been suffering from burnout and describes how her school was one of the worst in France.

She says students "could feel the wind during winter time" in her school building and in summer indoor temperatures reached 35C, making it tough to study.

"[We want] Macron to understand what we need and start taking actions," she continues.

Zelie says she is not sure if she will have a bright future in France and explains she was unemployed for six months while searching for a marketing job.

Nick Beake
Europe correspondent, in Paris

We’ve just met two 18-year-olds who have joined the rally in Paris.

The teenagers - who didn’t want to give their names - say their generation is in despair and feel abandoned by the Macron government.

One of them claims the police have been totally disproportionate in their treatment of the student protest.

I ask why he's covering his face. He replies it's because it’s cold and because there may be tear gas. He says the looting of last weekend was unacceptable.

"I think looting is really not good. But it’s because of poverty and the violence of the police."

I ask when this cycle of protest will end.

He replies: "I hope only when we have a response to our demands. We really want a change in France."

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Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been speaking at the front of the permitted protest in Paris.

We saw him earlier raising his fist in a crowd of demonstrators.

He says: "There is a magnificent mass response, showing collective discipline and self-control. I think he [Emmanuel Macron] will realise that this is going to happen every week - it's time for him to give in.

"Don’t add fuel to the fire, stop trying to pit people against each other."

Away from the protests in France, hundreds of demonstrators are expected to march this afternoon in several Italian cities as well.

Hundreds of soldiers have been sent to Milan as fresh demonstrations are expected on Saturday.

Photos from the scene taken by the BBC in Milan show military personnel patrolling the city centre and a boarded up Nike store.

The Italian government has cracked down on protests following the disorder which broke out last weekend.

Mark Lowen
Reporting from Paris

The huge crowds on the southern ringroad of Paris are hoping for a peaceful march today, but Julian, one of the students I've been speaking to, tells me he fears the violence of the authorities, rather than that of other protesters.

"We're becoming a police state," he says.

Anaïs, who recently graduated, says looting and attacks are not the answer but adds "the government is using violence to repress us - they bear responsibility for what has happened here".

It is very hard to see how this is resolved.

Even if today passes largely peacefully - although there have already been some tear gas and scuffles elsewhere in the country - the authorities get breathing space for a matter of days at the most, with more protests planned and rolling strikes called by the unions from next month.

The government has no money to throw at the problem, France is divided and volatile, and a deeply unpopular president is in the twilight of his stay at the Élysée Palace.

It feels like we’ll be here a lot over the next six months.

The local authority in Gironde, south-western France, says that 13 people have been found carrying "dangerous objects and materials" during protests in the area.

The update shared on X includes an image showing a glove, a facemask, a pair of goggles, and several other small items.

The prefecture says that its law enforcement officers have been carrying out checks on protesters since this morning.

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The yellow vest protest movement has shared footage of protests across Strasbourg and Bordeaux.

Thousands of protesters could be seen taking part in a mass rally in the heart of Bordeaux in the south-west of France.

The protest movement also announces that a large procession has set off in Strasbourg in the north-east of the country.

The Yellow Vests, who have been organising the "Act II" protests, previously said more than 700 gatherings were planned across France on Saturday.

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Pierre-Antoine Denis
Reporting from Paris

As we walk alongside the protest, we pulled back as an orchestra fired up in the middle of the march.

It’s now walking along, and greets protesters to dance and sing.

We heard multiple renditions of songs such as Bella Ciao, a popular tune among protesters across Europe.

So far it’s all in good spirits among the official procession.

Students in the streets of Paris have been speaking with the BBC about the protests.

Julian-Gabriel Dare says the protest movement has become much bigger than the original demands about education.

"We’re not only protesting for our demands towards the state, we’re now protesting for our right to protest," he says.

"It’s about our freedom to go out and to express ourselves in our country," Dare adds.

"It’s a huge movement", former student union leader Manes Nadel tells the BBC. "The only solution is to let it win."

Another protester, Anaïs, suggests that government inaction is to blame for the violence seen in some protests.

"When the government doesn’t listen to the peaceful protester then people need to use other solutions," she says.

More now from Nantes, where police say tear gas and water cannon were deployed after protesters attempted to breach a restricted perimeter around an unauthorised gathering.

The Prefecture des Pays de la Loire et de Loire-Atlantique says the measures were taken after they issued "preliminary warnings".

"Please follow the instructions of the authorities on the scene," it adds.

Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Mélenchon has been marching alongside crowds in the centre of Paris.

The politician was seen raising his fist shortly after protests got under way in the French capital.

Demonstrators waved flags, held up signs and shouted into megaphones as the mass protest started to move.

Meanwhile, French riot police have been pictured surrounded by tear gas at a demonstration in Nantes in western France.

In Strasbourg, in eastern France, protesters held up a sign saying "resistance" as they demonstrated.

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Voters are increasingly losing faith in traditional politicspublished at 13:47 BST

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Katya Adler
Europe editor

European voters are losing faith in traditional or governing political parties to listen to concerns and address them.

The young look at climate change, social inequality, impossible housing prices and AI potentially threatening their place in the job market.

According to opinion polls conducted this year by Pew, 69% of people in France are dissatisfied with democracy. In Spain, it's 68% and in Italy, 62%.

The US is experiencing similar disillusionment, with 69% dissatisfied with how democracy is working.

So many people I've spoken to in France since last Saturday's riots emphasise the clear distinction between angry but peaceful protesters, and those intent on wreaking violent havoc.

Politics aside, is what we're now seeing in Europe's protest wave perhaps a powerful cocktail of a bubbling over of frustration, cries for help for the authorities to listen but also, for some, a dark sense there's little left to lose?

• You can read our Europe editor's full analysis here

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Paris police say "all is calm" in the city, as demonstrations get under way in the French capital.

In a post on X, the prefecture says their forces are "on the ground and in the air, in order to allow the demonstrators to march safely from the Porte d’Italie to the Porte de Vincennes via the boulevards des Maréchaux".

One protest has been permitted in Paris, strictly along one route.

Earlier, police officers ordered people to clear Place de la Bastille and head to Porte d'Italie where the authorised march begins.

Pierre-Antoine Denis
Reporting from Paris

The protest in Paris is now moving and under way.

Thousands of people are starting to walk on the new route given by the authorities.

People we spoke to said they still decided to come here in full force despite the changes.

Many signs and chants are against the police and the government.

There are also many songs against the National Rally party.

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Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez says that 136 protests were recorded by police on Saturday morning, compared to 264 at the same time last Saturday during mass demonstrations.

Speaking at a press conference, he says that so far 35,000 protesters have been counted, compared to 60,000 at the same time last week.

We're starting to see images of protests under way in parts of France.

In Paris, Lyon and Nantes there are large crowds of people with signs and police on scene.

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If you're just joining us, we've been bringing you live coverage of the nationwide protests that have resumed in France this weekend.

Demonstrations are taking place in more than 100 locations, with thousands more police officers deployed after some protests descended into violence in previous weeks.

Curfews, closures and protest bans are in place across many parts of the country but some protests have been allowed by authorities in cities such as Lille and Marseille.

Earlier, police in Paris evacuated Place de la Bastille, with protesters and reporters being moved along to Porte d’Italie.

Separately, a protest against the hard-right National Rally is under way in Orléans, the location of the party's two-day conference.

Stick with us as we continue to bring you the latest.