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Chaos emerged outside the State De France ahead of Saturday's Champions League Final.

The French authorities are coming under increasing pressure for their handling of Liverpool fans on Saturday

Amelie Oudea-Castera has stuck to the line that Liverpool supporters without valid tickets were to blame for the chaotic scenes around the Champions League final in Paris

The scenes outside the Stade de France left some supporters with genuine tickets sprayed by police before kick-off and claiming attacks from locals afterwards

European football governing body Uefa has blamed “fake tickets which didn’t work in turnstiles” for a 35-minute delay to Saturday’s Champions League final between Liverpool and Real Madrid in Paris. But the English club has called for an investigation into the “unacceptable” way its fans were treated.

Both Uefa and the French authorities were quick to blame Liverpoool fans for mayhem at the Champions League final but reports and video evidence from the ground paint a picture of disorganised, heavyhanded policing

Disorder led to 68 arrests on Saturday after the Champions League final

A French administrative court has suspended the city of Grenoble's decision to allow body-covering "burkini" bathing suits for women in municipal pools, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on his Twitter feed.

French President Emmanuel Macron unveiled his new cabinet on Friday, holding on to more ministers from his last government than had been anticipated after he promised a "new way" of ruling following his re-election in April.

The #MeToo anti-sexual harassment movement is reshaping France's sexist political culture, with several politicians running for parliament in upcoming elections forced to stand down over alleged violence against women.

On May 1, workers, labour unions, and leftist demonstrators marched through major cities in recognition of May Day, traditionally an international celebration of labourers and the working class.