On the ground in France after widespread riots
Riots broke out across France on the weekend, said to be the worst in decades.
The violence began on Saturday after more than half a million people attended rallies to protest about the cost of living and school standards, with masked rioters setting fire to cars and buildings.
Today, Europe correspondent David Crowe reports from Paris on what makes these protests and riots so different than the revolutionary 1968 student protests.
Further reading:
Nothing left to loot: Parisians ponder the real cost of another night of riots
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