🔴 Live: French take to streets ahead of crucial court ruling on pension reform

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets across France on Thursday in a 12th day of protests against President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension reforms, which will raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The demonstrations come one day before a much-awaited court decision on whether the legislation is legal or not. Follow our live blog for all the latest developments. All times are Paris time (GMT+2).