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Front National's Marine Le Pen, who displayed British flag on her Twitter page, said 'Bravo to the United Kingdom' after Britain's shock vote.

Police put the turnout for the peaceful march - initially banned by the authorities - at up to 20,000 while unions said figure was closer to 60,000.

French president says quitting EU would put Britain at a 'very serious risk' of losing access to the bloc's single market.

Bernard-Henri Lévy says Europe has become 'sad, grey and technocratic' and bureaucrats have turned continent into an intellectual wasteland.

CGT union boss said authorities' U-turn on march was a 'victory for democracy' and urged workers to turn out in 'massive' numbers on Thursday.

Move by Paris police to ban Thursday's march could increases tension between socialist government and unions opposed to labour reforms.

Poll for human rights group shows that after terror attacks in France, 36% of people would now support use of torture, up from 25% in 2000.

Authorities had asked unions to scrap plans for Paris march in favour of a static rally to avoid violence which marred previous protests.

Pollution caused by transport, industry, heating and agriculture is France's third biggest killer, after smoking and alcohol consumption.

Alexander Shprygin, arrested in Toulouse only days after he was expelled from the country, is said to have 'crossed the Alps' to return to France.