The mayor of a Corsican village that was the scene of a massive brawl - apparently sparked by burkinis - between locals and youths of North African origin has banned the full-body swimsuits from nearby beaches.

The ban is the third to be introduced this summer in French towns, with the mayor of the glitzy Riviera resort of Cannes saying he would not allow “a uniform that is the symbol of Islamist extremism" to be worn on the beaches in his town.

Mayor Pierre-Ange Vivoni of Sisco, a small village in the north of Corsica, said that burkinis would be banned in the area from Tuesday.