Forty-five-thousand police officers have been deployed in France on Friday evening, the interior minister says
Gérald Darmanin said 471 people had been arrested so far in a fourth night of rioting, but that there had been a "downturn" in violence
He has repeated government calls for parents to keep their children out of the riots, with reports of some as young as 13 taking part
The government also requested the shutdown of overnight bus and tram services, and said armoured vehicles would be used to aid law enforcement
French football star Kylian Mbappe says "violence solves nothing", and calls for it to be replaced by "mourning, dialogue and reconstruction"
The UK Foreign Office has updated its guidance for Brits visiting France, urging travellers to monitor the media and avoid protests
The disturbances began on Tuesday after police shot dead a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent, named as Nahel M
The officer who shot Nahel has apologised to the family, but the teen's death has revived grievances about policing and racial profiling in France's suburbs
Image source, .On tonight's Newscast, host Adam Fleming is joined by Europe editor Katya Adler and Amina Kalache, a journalist from the Paris suburb of Nanterre - where teenager Nahel M was shot dead earlier this week by a police officer.
You can listen here.
Image source, ReutersPolice say they're clearing the Place de la Concorde in Paris after protesters gathered at the iconic square on Friday.
An impromptu demonstration began this evening in response to the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M earlier this week, and officers say their operation is ongoing.
People who do not comply will be checked and fined, said the local prefecture, according to broadcaster TF1.
Image source, ReutersInsaf Abbas
Reporting from Paris
Image source, ReutersI’ve been speaking to Bouchra, a French-Moroccan teacher living close to Nanterre - the Parisian suburb in which police shot dead a teenager on Tuesday.
Bouchra has been staying at home with her two children since the riots began.
"I am sad and afraid," she tells me. "But also angry. I am angry at the police who kill with impunity."
Bouchra’s students are aged 11 to 14, and the majority are of African and Arab heritage. They tell her that they feel controlled by the police. One of them was even arrested at a bus stop, Bouchra adds.
Despite the concern she has for her family, she understands why the protests began. "People here are tired of being insulted, disrespected and discriminated against," she says.
She also fears for her children’s future.
"No matter how much education they get, no matter how successful they are, they will always be considered second-class citizens."
As France prepares for a possible fourth night of disruption and violence, here some pictures of a demonstration in Paris a little earlier.
The images - which seem to show peaceful scenes - capture people marching through the capital and holding placards about the police killing of a teenager on Tuesday.
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Image source, ReutersAfter those updates on France's latest policing plans, let's recap some of the restrictions in force in different parts of the country.
Hugh Schofield
Paris correspondent
With no sign of the violence abating, the government is increasing again the number of police on the streets – up from 40,000 last night to 45,000.
They’ll include special anti-riot units; armoured vehicles and helicopters will also be used.
Gérald Darmanin said the riots were the work of hundreds or thousands of delinquents, who were unrepresentative of the vast majority of hardworking people in the suburbs. And he repeated the call of President Macron earlier for parents to take greater responsibility for their children.
The average age of the more-than-900 people arrested overnight on Thursday is 17, he said, and some have been as young as 13.
The minister also said that he expected social media companies like Snapchat and TikTok to give the names of individuals who used their services to organise violence, so that these people could be prosecuted.
The French government has deployed 45,000 police officers on Friday evening to tackle the current situation, the interior minister has told broadcaster TF1.
Image source, ReutersFlowers were left at the site where Nahel died
A reminder that you can read more here about Nahel M, the 17-year-old shot dead by French police on Tuesday. The incident sparked widespread rioting, which we've been covering on this page.
An only child brought up by his mother, Nahel had been working as a takeaway delivery driver and played rugby league, our Europe digital editor Paul Kirby writes.
His education was described as chaotic. He was enrolled at a college in Suresnes not far from where he lived, to train to be an electrician.
Those who knew Nahel, who was of Algerian descent, said he was well-loved in Nanterre where he lived with his mother Mounia and had apparently never known his father.
When he was stopped by police, he was in a car with Polish number plates and two passengers. At 17, he was too young to have a driving licence.
Insaf Abbas
BBC News
Image source, EPAA view of the Parisian suburb of Nanterre earlier this week
Earlier, President Macron urged social media platforms to remove the “most sensitive” content related to the riots - saying apps such as Snapchat and TikTok were being used to organise them.
We’ve been taking a look at these apps to get an idea of where the protests are taking place as they continue to spread across the country.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the epicentre appears to be the Pablo Picasso district in Nanterre, where Nahel M - the 17-year-old boy shot by police - lived.
Videos from there show cars being set on fire and fireworks going off.
Meanwhile, in Rosny-sous-Bois to the east of Paris, protesters have broken into a shopping centre and McDonald’s restaurant, with footage being shared under the hashtag #Rosny2.
French minister Olivier Klein has urged parents to keep their children at home tonight and until things get calmer.
Reiterating President Macron's earlier advice, Klein writes in a tweet, external of the importance of protecting minors and calming neighbourhoods.
Footage of the riots in France has been widely shared across social media and one platform has now said it is proactively monitoring the situation.
Snapchat says it has zero tolerance for content that promotes violence or hatred.
It will continue to follow the situation closely, a spokesperson quoted by Reuters news agency said.
This comes after earlier calls from President Macron for the "most sensitive content to be removed".
He said social media had played a part in inflaming violence by facilitating the organisation of protests and leading to violence being repeated.
Rajini Vaidyanathan
Reporting from Nanterre
A pile of flowers is growing at the corner of Place Nelson Mandela.
“This was a place named after someone who fought for human rights,” one elderly man told me, “that’s why all this feels so painful.”
Through the day, people arrived to lay bouquets and pause, as the gentle hum of traffic whirred in the background.
This traffic junction is where 17-year-old Nahel was stopped by police, before being shot.
The incident was caught on camera.
“How many Nahels have not been filmed,” reads a handwritten sign on cardboard.
Many we’ve met in this ethnically diverse neighbourhood accuse the police of racism, and believe that without the visibility of a video to highlight the teenager's death, his killing and the deeper issues they have with the police may never have been talked about.
“Yes, the violence is justified,” another man with Arab heritage told us.
“This has been going on for too long, our young men have been targeted for years.”
Across the road, the full-length glass windows of an office building remain smashed up, graffiti scrawled on them.
Not everyone here agrees with the violence and destruction, but even those we met who denounce it, feel that the deeper issues of inequality must be addressed.
As France braces itself for what is expected to be another night of violence and disruption on Friday, there has been looting and destruction around the country.
Image source, EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockA Nike store in Paris had its front window shattered in riots over the killing of 17-year-old Nahel by a police officer in Nanterre
Image source, ReutersBuses were burnt down overnight at a depot in Aubervillers, near the French capital
Image source, Getty ImagesIn Bordeaux, south-western France, workers had to clear away burnt cars on tow trucks, which were hosed down with water to ensure the flames were out
As the unrest in France continues, some false and misleading posts are being shared online with the potential to increase tensions.
BBC Verify has been looking at one video, showing a yellow Mercedes speeding along a road and overtaking a lorry. There are claims that it shows the Parisian teenager, Nahel M, driving recklessly before he was stopped by police and shot.
A tweet in French, viewed more than 230,000 times, claims: "Here is the scene that the police had to manage and which motivated them to stop the vehicle at all costs."
While the time and location of the video is unclear, it is possible to confirm that this claim is false.
BBC Verify zoomed in on the number plate of the speeding car in the online video.
Image source, UnknownAnd then compared it with the number plate visible in images and videos of the yellow Mercedes - driven by the teenager - following the fatal shooting and subsequent crash in Paris.
Image source, UnknownThe two number plates are different.
Image source, PA MediaThe final stage of the Tour de France is due to reach Paris on 23 July
The organisers of the Tour de France cycling race say they are ready to adjust to any situation amid the riots that are taking place across France.
Race director Christian Prudhomme said on Friday organisers were in “constant liaison” with authorities and would "adapt if needed”.
He also said law enforcement officers are designated to ensure security at every stage of the race.
The 110th edition of the Tour begins in Bilbao, northern Spain, on Saturday, external, before entering southern France on Monday.
The final stage is due to reach Paris on 23 July.
A 50-year-old man has died in Cayenne, French Guiana - reportedly after being hit by a bullet during a protest related to the French riots.
The death was caused by a "stray bullet", the local prosecutor is quoted as saying by French news website Franceinfo, external.
A shot was fired towards the police and the man was hit in the chest, the official added. The man was reportedly on his balcony at the time.
The local mayor has called on all parties to stop the violence immediately, adding they must not get caught up in the spiral of violence in mainland France.
The French government has rejected the UN's earlier comments on racism among its police force, the foreign ministry has said in a statement.
"Any accusation of racism or systematic discrimination in the police force in France is totally unfounded," it said in the statement, external.
"Law enforcement in France is subject to a level of internal, external and judicial control such as few countries have. France, and its police forces, fight with determination against racism and all forms of discrimination," the statement added.
Some major public events are being cancelled as a result of the riots erupting across the country, the government has said, the AFP news agency reports.
Earlier, we reported that pop star Mylène Farmer's concerts at the Stage de France had been scrapped and that the transport network around the country was being affected.
Stay with us as we bring you more.
Laura Gozzi
Live reporter
Many commentators are saying that the images of the past few days are reminiscent of the banlieue riots of 2005.
Back then, the disturbances were filmed or photographed by "outsiders" - mostly photographers or journalists who were there to document them.
This time round, a cursory look through TikTok, Instagram and Snapchat offers a striking, first-person view of the latest riots.
A simple search through hashtags such as "Nahel" and "riots" brings up hundreds of videos showing teenagers running around French cities, breaking into shops and setting fire to cars and bins.
In one, masked men approach an ATM machine with a circular saw, to cheers from dozens of people.
In another, an older man helplessly asks the person filming: "Why are you doing this?"
A third video shows a shopfront being smashed in by a group of black-clad people as many others film the scene on their phones.
Many of the videos have a humorous tone. Several other feature rap songs that, combined with images of upturned vehicles and balaclavas, would not look out of place in films about social unrest such as La Haine.
President Macron has accused social media platforms of playing a part in inflaming the violence and of facilitating the organisation of protests.
What is certain is that social media is playing a part like never before in amplifying the unrest - and in glamourising the destruction.
As we've been reporting, the riots in France have resulted in fires at many buildings - including libraries and schools.
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin earlier said there had been more than 3,880 fires on public roads on Thursday night, compared with 2,391 the night before.
More than 6,000 fires were attended by the fire brigade and the police, he also said, adding that nearly 500 buildings had been affected.