May Day rallies in Europe urge more help for workers as inflation bites

Riot police at a May Day demonstration march in Paris (Lewis Joly/AP)

Tens of thousands of people marched in cities across Europe on Sunday for May Day protests to honour workers and shame governments into doing more for their citizens.

In France, protesters shouted slogans against newly elected president Emmanuel Macron, a development that may set the tone for his second term.