President Emmanuel Macron on Friday asked his government to draw lessons from recent riots sparked by the police shooting of a teenager, or risk deep divisions in France.
The €1.6 million raised for the family of a police officer who shot a teenage boy and then lied about it reveals the deep divisions within France - writes John Lichfield - from the leftists who refuse to accept that the rioters are anything other than 'angels' to the right-wingers who will excuse any behaviour from the police.
President Emmanuel Macron - no stranger to controversy - appears to have waded into another one after apparently saying that he wanted to restrict internet access during periods of social unrest in France.
The riots that have gripped France in recent days are not unprecedented - 2005 saw a wave of similar violence with very similar causes - so what, if anything, can France do to prevent similar riots in the future?
Long-standing social problems of racism and police violence are meeting a fractured political landscape in a combination that make the current riots potentially more dangerous for France than those of 2005, argues John Lichfield.
The situation in France - where rioting has gripped the country for six nights - is undoubtedly serious. But it's also been the source of a vast amount of rumours, disinformation and plain lies.
The interior ministry has revealed that a firefighter died on Sunday night while trying to douse vehicles set ablaze during a sixth night of rioting in France.
More than 700 people were arrested as riots and looting continued across France for a fifth night, although many towns reported a calmer night than previously.
The UK and US governments have issued warnings to their citizens over travel to France because of the ongoing riots - but is it really necessary to cancel a planned trip?
Almost 1,000 people were arrested in a fourth night of rioting in France on Friday, although the country's interior minister claims that the clashes were 'less intense' than earlier in the week. The French national football team has issued an appeal for calm.
France has seen three days of rioting following the death of a teenage boy at the hands of the police, and it's widely expected that trouble will continue over the weekend. From local curfews to public transport ending at 9pm and event cancellations, here's what to expect.
France was hit by a third consecutive night of violence on Thursday following the police shooting of a teenager with police making 677 arrests across the country. The president announced he would another crisis meeting on Friday.
A second night of rioting saw cars and buildings including schools and police stations set alight in towns and suburbs across France after a teenage boy was shot and killed by police.
