French protesters clash with police over labour reforms

Striking rail workers disrupted services across France in protest at the proposed reforms and students forced the closure of some 200 schools. Riot police used tear gas against stone-throwing demonstrators in the western cities of Nantes and Rennes, while around 30 youths were arrested after clashes in Paris, Toulouse in the southwest and elsewhere. The clashes came a day after President Francois Hollande was forced into an embarrassing U-turn over constitutional changes.