Yellow Vests

Poll suggests most of the country wants them to stop

Thousands of protesters took part in Paris calling for ban on the weapons

Houellebecq, a fierce eurosceptic, became a pin-up of the far right after his last book, 'Submission'

Eric Drouet was held while heading for Champs-Elysees 'yellow vests' protests

Protesters indicate they would try again after being turned back by the police

As protesters ponder whether to stage another large rally in Paris or in the nearby town of Versailles

Macron calls the petition a citizens' act

Around 90,000 security forces are mobilised across France and 2,000 people detained in Paris

Accident happened in the Erquelinnes area of Belgium at a junction between N40 and N54 roads

With a swarm of fake reports from mostly European countries

100 Euro per month wage increase announced

The president will address the people today

Deep vein of anti-elite anger and suspicion of mainstream media runs through 'yellow vest' Facebook groups

Video shows teenagers kneeling as riot police barked orders at them

'This anger, you would have to be deaf and blind not to see it, nor hear it', says French PM

'Yellow vest' movement erupted on social media in October and has since become wider protest against Macron

According to French interior ministry, over52 people are detained across France and 106 people are injured