Many roads in and out of Paris remain blocked tonight by protesting farmers
and their tractors, in what they've described as a "siege" of the French capital.
As we bring this page to an end, here's a look at how the day played out:
Farmers took to the streets at around 14:00 local time (13:00 GMT) - they
said their aim was to stop food deliveries to supermarkets and the protests could last for days
They're angry about a number of things, including falling incomes, rising bureaucracy and competition from imports
The French government has pledged that additional support for farmers will
be announced tomorrow
France's Prime Minister Gabriel Attal sat down with farming unions earlier,
but we've not yet heard what - if anything - was agreed
There have been similar protests elsewhere across western Europe - the
crossing between Germany and France was blocked by tractors earlier, as was
the motorway connecting Belgium with Luxembourg
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