Fighting erupted in central Paris today as thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of France (main, bottom centre and bottom right) for the fifth Saturday in a row. Tear gas and baton charges were used by riot police (bottom left) around the capital's famous Opera district on a so-called 'Act V' Day of Rage, and by midday more than 60 protesters were in custody. Most were so-called Yellow Vest fuel price demonstrators, who are named after the high visibility jackets they wear. They have been protesting since November 17 and, despite a range of concessions by President Emmanuel Macron including scrapping green taxes of diesel and petrol, continue to call for him to step down. 'Macron Resign', a crowd of around 1,500 chanted today in the streets around the 19th Century Opera Garnier, which is normally a huge draw for tourists. Around 8,000 police officers have been deployed ahead of a fifth consecutive week of demonstrations.Pictured top right: A group of women, dressed in reference to France's emblematic Marianne figure (a personification of liberty and reason), face a line of police officers.

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