Protests are breaking out in Paris on the last day of campaigning before the French presidential election, with environmental activists dangling off the Eiffel Tower and students blocking the entrance to schools.

The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris have temporarily been lit in green as a reminder to the world to enact the Paris Agreement on climate change.

It has been reported that a truck crashed into a crowd of people on Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France.

The Eiffel Tower has been closed for the day during nationwide protests across France against plans to reform labour laws.

France’s gentle healing process took another step forward tonight as its greatest landmark, the Eiffel Tower, returned to action with a patriotic twist.

French authorities have closed the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre museum and other leading tourist sites in Paris until further notice after the deadly terror attacks.

The Eiffel Tower has been closed to all visitors after a terror scare at the iconic French landmark.

The Eiffel Tower closed to the public for most of the day yesterday as staff protested over a rise in aggressive pickpockets around the Paris landmark.

The Eiffel Tower closed to the public for most of the day as workers protested over a rise in aggressive pickpockets around the Paris landmark.

The Eiffel Tower has been closed to the public as workers protest over a recent rise in aggressive pickpockets.

Thousands of protesters, many blowing whistles and waving union flags, marched through Paris and other French cities on a day of nationwide strikes that kept many children out of school, forced the closure of the Eiffel Tower and cancelled some 2,000 flights in and out of France.

Titanic Belfast has fended off one of the most iconic buildings in Europe to be named the continent's best visitor attraction.