French President Emmanuel Macron to meet Keir Starmer in Downing Street, as part of negotiations over how the UK and France can better tackle migration across the channel.

The French president and the PM are co-hosting the Franco-British Summit on the final day of Macron's state visit to the UK.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will hope to win agreement from President Emmanuel Macron on tougher measures to control migration on Thursday, the final day of a three-day trip when the French leader was lavished with pomp and ceremony.

French President Emmanuel Macron attended yet another lavish banquet Wednesday evening in London, this one hosted by London Lord Mayor Alderman Alastair King.

King Charles III will highlight the crucial bonds between the United Kingdom and France in the face of a “multitude of complex threats” as he welcomes President Emmanuel Macron for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit.

President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to Britain, which began Tuesday, is heavy on pageantry. But both he and Prime Minister Keir Starmer hope for practical results.

France's defence minister hits out at Russia’s ceasefire terms, calling Moscow’s demands "unrealistic" and "unacceptable." As the West weighs fresh military support, Paris draws a hard line - no peace deal that weakens Ukraine’s sovereignty will fly.