‘We must remain calm and refuse to hide’, says Parisiens after attacks

Emotions are running high in the capital and expressions of love and hope must do battle with calls for a policy U-turn and a closing off of borders, writes Europe Correspondent Ann Cahill in Paris

The moment you climb the steps from the metro and come out in the centre of Place de la Republic, you know something is different.

The faces are drawn. There is a choir of sorts responding to the needs of the myriad TV cameras moving from the anthem to Champs-Elysées to John Lennon’s Imagine.