John Bolton’s tell-all book reveals US president’s arguments with European leaders

Donald Trump‘s ex security advisor’s explosive tell-all book will reveal the US president’s arguments with European leaders.   John Bolton writes in a highly controversial memoir of his time in the White House that Trump accused the French President Emmanuel Macron of leaking their conversations. It also details how he called the then-president of the European … Read more

Are we going on a summer holiday? We reveal where we can go and where we can’t from Spain to Cyprus

Well, did they or didn’t they? Some reports say Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French president Emmanuel Macron discussed a reciprocal arrangement to allow holidays to go ahead this summer in their respective countries without any need to self-isolate; others, including a No 10 spokesman, said it ‘didn’t come up’. Which is symptomatic of the … Read more

Dramatic moment police tackle anti-French protester to the ground in London

This is the dramatic moment police tackled a demonstrator to the ground as he appeared to try and run towards Emmanuel Macron‘s motorcade in London this afternoon.  The man is thought to have tried to run after the President’s car convoy during his high-profile visit to the capital today, as part of a protest against … Read more

Mandela and Gandhi statues join Winston Churchill in being freed from protective metal boxes

The statues dedicated to Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela emerged once again in Parliament Square today after workers removed the metal boards covering the iconic leaders on the same day the French President made his visit to the capital.  Construction workers, dressed in protective clothing and equipped with harnesses, set to work removing each of … Read more

ROBERT HARDMAN: A schmoozing by Le Président in honour of France’s war debt to Britain

After more than three months gathering dust and moths in a cupboard, the UK’s red carpet was unrolled yesterday.  For the first time since lockdown began in March, Britain had a visitor, a proper one – a head of state no less. The arrival of President Emmanuel Macron of France might not have been quite … Read more

Rouge, white and blue! Red Arrows and Patrouille de France take to the skies

The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, took to the skies this afternoon to perform a spectacular flyover over London ahead of Emmanuel Macron‘s visit to the UK. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the horizon of the French capital this morning as the French President payed his respects at the Mont-Valerien, the country’s … Read more

Migrant waves in celebration as he arrives in UK

Migrant waves in celebration as he arrives in UK after two more packed boats are caught trying to cross English Channel – bringing this year’s arrivals total to 2,127 Two vessels are reported to have been rescued by the British authorities today  Migrants have been taken into the Port of Dover, where they will be … Read more

President Macron in London to meet Boris Johnson and Prince Charles

Emmanuel Macron was today welcomed to Britain with a ceremony of pomp and pageantry as he marked the 80th anniversary of General Charles de Gaulle’s famous wartime broadcast following the Nazi invasion of France. The French President said de Gaulle called his country to resist and embodied a ‘resistance spirit’ after being welcomed to Britain by … Read more

The Red Arrows and Patrouille de France perform a spectacular flypast over Paris

The Red Arrows and their French equivalent, the Patrouille de France, today performed a spectacular flypast over Paris ahead of Emmanuel Macron‘s visit to London on the 80th anniversary of Charles de Gaulle’s famous rallying cry to resist the Nazis. Red, white and blue smoke was streaked across the horizon of the French capital this morning ahead … Read more

Workers arrive to remove metal box protecting statue of Sir Winston

Workers descended upon Westminster today to remove the metal boards covering Sir Winston Churchill’s statue ahead of the French president’s visit to London tomorrow. The team of staff, dressed in hard hats and protective clothing, set to work removing the protective box around the former Prime Minister’s monument just in time for President Emmanuel Macron’s visit … Read more