earlier we heard from vincentjeanbrun who described it as cowardly.a nearby town hall, at 1:30am in home. he was at a nearby town hall, at1:30am in the home. he was at a nearby town hall, at 1:30am in the morning. but his wife and two young children were at home, they tried to escape. his wife has a broken leg, we understand, i�*m not sure where the family are at the moment. but many people saying this really is a kind of turning point in what we have had night after night of protests. in a statement that vincentjeanbrun issued, he said tonight a line has been crossed in the horror and ignominy. there is a lot of anger and shock about the damage and destruction. but i do think for some people this is kind of tipped the balance, even for people who sympathise with the sentiments that the protesters have. despite this shocking incident, we saw far fewer people arrested last night than the night before. do you think may be like you say this inflection point, this turning point, might see potentially these riots quietened down?— riots quietened down? diff

the prime minister, elisabeth borne, described it as intolerable during a meeting with mayor vincentjeanbrun short time ago. ms borne told reporters she was "very shocked" by what happened, and that the government will do "everything it can" to restore order "as quickly as possible". rajini vaidyanathan is there now. a potential inflection point last night, a potential turning point in these riots, too. night, a potentialturning point in these riots, too.— night, a potentialturning point in these riots, too. well, the mayor of this area vincent _ these riots, too. well, the mayor of this area vincent jeanbrun - these riots, too. well, the mayor of this area vincent jeanbrun did - these riots, too. well, the mayor of this area vincent jeanbrun did issue | this area vincentjeanbrun did issue a statement after the incident which took place here. as you can see there is police tapir, police cars, there is police tapir, police cars, the road has been cordoned off now as the investigation continues. but the statement was quite stark. he said that a line had been crossed when it came to the unrest

iam i am outside the home of mayor vincentjeanbrun, which as you say, the rioters tried to attack last by driving a burning car into it. he wasn't at home in the time, he was at the nearby town hall, but his wife and two young children were. they escaped, obviously terrified, and his wife broke her leg in the melee that ensued. this was not one of a number —— this was one of a number of protest that spread across france for a fifth night. authorities say the violence was lesser than previous nights. they arrested some 700 people on saturday through to sunday, compare that with friday through to saturday, where there were 1300 arrests. still, france has a huge challenge on its hands, as my colleague, katia adler reports. france is under a harsh spotlight. five nights of clashes, tens of thousands of riot police — violence and vandalism across the country. this is marseille, france's second largest city. while in paris... the police have just fired tear gas at the rioters on the champs—elysees, which is a tourist hotspot, and as you can see, there's riot police everywhere around. this is

we heard from vincentjeanbrun, the mayor, he wasn't at home at the time, it was at 1:30am in the morningck happened. he was at the town hall. his family, his wife and his two young children were at home and they escaped and his wife broke her leg in the melee that ensued. the mayor has said that after days of horror in france this incident has crossed a line and i think there are many people in france who agree with that sentiment. earlier today the prime minister elisabeth borne visited this area and this is what she had to say. translation: evidently, i an act like this is particularly shocking and i said to the mayor i would support him and make sure nothing like this ever happens again. we will formulate as strong a response as possible on behalf ofjustice, but also listen to the evidence and the circumstance. as i say, it was another night of violence. it was a little calmer across the board than a few of the previous nights, and officials say they arrested 700 people from saturday into sunday's violence. that's compared with friday into saturday when 1,300 arrests were made. things

filled with several thousand people about an hour or two ago as they surrounded their mayor, vincentjeanbruns was at the town hall, but his wife and children were there. somebody drove a car into his house, his house, his wife was injured and they came out, the people in this area, to support him today as he said that this has to stop. firstly, nanterre. iasked him how his wife was and she said that she wasn't very well and that the situation was very difficult. and he said that what had happened here today in this suburb showed strength because when people are on their own they are fragile and isolated, but when they are together they are strong. and he said he hopes that message with spread throughout france. he said this, "we need some order, we need some authority." there were people with placards, saying that they supported the forces of law and order.- saying that they supported the forces of law and order. tom, there have been — forces of law and order. tom, there have been many — forces of law and order. tom, there have been many people _ forces of law and order. tom, there l have be

vincentjeanbrun, the founder of the wagner group has left belarus and is in russia. company behind instagram lunches threads, as a rival to twitter. hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. our top story this hour... the driver, a woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. police officers, firefighters and paramedics, including london's in rumbling's responded to the incident at the study preparatory schooljust before 10am this morning. the metropolitan police say the incident is not being treated as a terror —related. in the past, the emergency services give this update. very sadly, one of the children, an eight—year—old girl, died at the scene. our thoughts are with her family at this incredibly difficult time. the driver of a car, a woman aged in herforties, stopped at the scene and has since been arrested for causing death by dangerous driving and remains in police custody. this is a very difficult time for everyone here at the schoo

we have worked with the mayor, vincentjeanbrun, surrounded by thousands of people from this town andas his home which was attacked two nights ago by somebody, not clear who come up with a car that drove into his house. the mayor was not at home. his wife and children were there, and his wife was injured in that attack. and that attack seems to have been a turning point in the events of the last week here in france. we have seen plenty of protests at night, during the darkness, mashed up cars, burnt cars, attacks on buildings, attacks on the police, attacks on the media, but the mood has changed in the last day with events like this. there are thousands of people listening to the speech of the mayor, he was just that we are the silent majority and we say stop, it's enough. we that we are the silent ma'ority and we say stop, it's enough.- we say stop, it's enough. we are 'ust we say stop, it's enough. we are just watching _ we say stop, it's enough. we are just watching the _ we say stop, it's enough. we are just watching the live _ we say stop, it's enough. we are just watching the li

two nights ago, protesters rammed vincentjeanbrun�*s house with a car, injuring his wife.situation." but this protest had a purpose. translation: it's really strong what happened today, - because it shows that when we are on our own, we're weak. but when we are together, we are strong. this unity is what we're trying to build, and i hope that this will be able to spread across france at all levels of our fragile democracy. this week of chaos has often targeted symbols of the state. here, the town hall was protected by razor wire to prevent the damage done to public buildings elsewhere. today, the french president, emmanuel macron, will meet local politicians. his officials have said the government sees what's happened as delinquency more than a revolt by poor neighborhoods. but, in the next few days, he'll doubtless face new demands to take a long, hard look at the state of french society. tom symonds, bbc news, paris. thames water will appear in court for sentencing today after admitting charges relating to polluting rivers. the court earlier heard how millions of litres