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"We have a really rich national history of literature and there's nothing wrong with being middle-class, there's nothing wrong with really literary writing like classic books."There's just a place for all of our different types of writing. That's the most important thing."

A highlight of Jade's week at Hay was going to see curator, writer and broadcaster Ekow Eshun "on a panel of black voices talking about black history", while another standout was attending a talk with the writerShe said if someone were to tell her childhood self that she could go somewhere and meet writers, breathe the same air as Jacqueline Wilson and then in the future become a writer herself, "her head would explode".This year was also Rhys Thomas' first time at Hay Festival.

He had a "full circle" moment watching poet John Cooper Clarke take to the stage, after first seeing him while working at his local festival aged 16."I just didn't realise that poetry and literature could have that raw edge to it," he said.

"He was funny, he was swearing. He's a rock and roll star who uses poems instead of guitar solos."

Rhys, a journalist from Laugharne, Carmarthenshire, said it was not until he moved to England for university that he started immersing himself in books and writing."This is just half time for us because the PSG players are coming to Paris," he said, with a celebration expected around the Parc des Princes where players will meet fans.

"There again we are expecting some clashes, some scuffles and we will be there and we will be very strong in our response against the vandals, against the thieves who have a go at the police officers."We will not tolerate any abuse today and the fans who want to enjoy the parade, can do so safely."

He added that "PSG supporters shouldn't be mixed up with gangs of looters and vandals".Separately, the Paris Prosecutor's Office told the BBC "several shops were looted" in the Place des Ternes area. About 30 people were arrested and taken into custody near a Foot Locker on the Champs-Elysées that was robbed, the office said.