10 h. ago Macron and Starmer talk Trump, boats and Ukraine – but Brexit is the ghost at the banquet | Rafael Behr

The prime minister has repaired broken relations with France, but Britain still looks perilously isolated in a world of shifting alliancesGilded carriages and royal banquets are not essential tools of modern diplomacy, but nor are they obsolete. In a digital age, when intergovernmental business could easily be conducted online, the analogue grandeur of a state visit feels potent as a bestowal of favour.This week Emmanuel Macron is the beneficiary. In September it will be Donald Trump. The sequence is not meant to indicate preference. Both relationships are special, say officials. There are enough champagne receptions and sleepovers at Windsor Castle to go around.Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnistOne year of Labour, with Pippa Crerar, Rafael Behr and more On 9 July, join Pippa Crerar, Raf Behr, Frances O’Grady and Salma Shah as they look back at one year of the Labour government, its current policies and plans for the next four years Continue reading...

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14 h. ago QUENTIN LETTS: Ten minutes in, Macron's accent was becoming a touch 'Allo 'Allo. By the end we were in Inspector Clouseau territory

Quel sac de vent. Macron gave a long, sticky speech to parliament in which he waggled his hips at the front row's Sir Keir Starmer - 'deer Keer!' - and ticked us off about 'deeply regrettable' Brexit.

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16 h. ago Starmer and Macron to meet at No 10 amid push for French help on small boats

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived on Tuesday for the first state visit by an EU head of state since Brexit.

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22 h. ago Awkward moment Emmanuel Macron air kisses the Princess of Wales' hand after being snubbed by wife Brigitte

The French President was left red-faced after arriving at RAF Northolt in west London this morning, where the couple were welcomed by the Prince and Princess of Wales .

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23 h. ago The Daily T: Macron arrives in London for Starmer’s Brexit surrender

The Daily T: Macron arrives in London for Starmer’s Brexit surrender  The Telegraph

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26 h. ago Photos show French President Emmanuel Macron's UK state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in London on Tuesday at the start of a three-day state visit to the United Kingdom.

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30 h. ago UK government backs French police immobilising small boats, minister says

Heidi Alexander says new tactics are ‘welcome’ and would prevent people leaving French shores to cross ChannelUK politics live – latest updatesFrench police slashing the boats of people smugglers was not “pleasant” but the right tactics, a UK cabinet minister has said, saying the government welcomed the new tactics from the authorities.It comes as Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are expected to announce new plans for French police to do more to block small boats crossing the Channel when the French president arrives for his state visit in London this week. Continue reading...

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32 h. ago This Morning star's mistaken identity case as she was 'pushed' out of hotel guests' sight

Sian Welby has told how she thinks she was quickly judged when she arrived at a five-star London hotel

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52 h. ago New trains on London’s Bakerloo line could arrive much sooner than expected

New trains on London’s Bakerloo line could arrive much sooner than expected  Time Out

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58 h. ago John Cameron Mitchell: ‘Maybe Maga kids are having sex – I doubt it’

The creator and star of ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ arrives in London for a one-off performance on the West End. He speaks to Louis Chilton about sex, David Bowie, and directing Nicole Kidman

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66 h. ago Drake Arrives In London Ahead Of Triple Headlining Appearance At Wireless Festival

Drake Arrives In London Ahead Of Triple Headlining Appearance At Wireless Festival  HotNewHipHop

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4 d. ago Bruce Dickinson Mandrake Project Arrives At London Film And Comic Con

Bruce Dickinson Mandrake Project Arrives At London Film And Comic Con  Bleeding Cool News

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4 d. ago My cultural awakening: a Marina Abramović show helped me to stop hating my abusive father

At an Abramović art takeover I discovered the quiet strength of a political protester from Myanmar. It gave me a new father figure – and unblocked my creativityOn an unseasonably warm day in October 2023, I arrived, ahead of the queues, at London’s Southbank Centre for a conceptual art takeover by the world-famous Marina Abramović Institute.I had recently read Marina’s memoir Walk Through Walls, which had resonated. So, when I’d seen the event advertised – hours-long performances by artists she’d invited, curated and introduced by Marina – I bought a £60 ticket and waited for my time slot to enter the Queen Elizabeth Hall. I hadn’t seen performance art before, and this was due to include her well-known work The Artist Is Present with an artist sitting, static and silent, in a chair all day, as Marina once did for an accumulated 736 hours and 30 minutes at the Museum of Modern Art. I felt certain that it would affect me, I just wasn’t sure how. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pete Wicks and Sam Thompson announced as National Television Awards 2025 red carpet hosts

The reality TV stars, who did the role in 2024, will once again interview the stars from some of the UK's hottest TV shows as they arrive at London's O2 Arena ahead of the ceremony - which is marking its 30th birthday on September 10.

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5 d. ago David Corenswet Looks Super Suave Arriving at BBC Radio 2 in London, Plus Zoë Kravitz, Mary J. Blige and More

David Corenswet Looks Super Suave Arriving at BBC Radio 2 in London, Plus Zoë Kravitz, Mary J. Blige and More  People.com

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6 d. ago Top Sushi Arrives in London, Courtesy of the Team Behind Dorian

Top Sushi Arrives in London, Courtesy of the Team Behind Dorian  Bloomberg

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1 week ago Holly Valance is seen for the first time without her wedding ring after split from billionaire Nick Candy after 13

The Australian former actress and chart-topping popstar was seen arriving from a flight at Heathrow's Terminal 5 in west London on Saturday night.

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1 week ago Border Force seizes enormous £100m cocaine shipment at London port

An massive haul was discovered hidden beneath containers on a ship arriving at London Gateway port from Panama, the Home Office said.

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1 week ago Major £96m cocaine haul seized at UK port in one of biggest drugs busts in years

A huge drug haul was found under containers on a ship arriving into London Gateway port from Panama, a Home Office spokesperson said

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1 week ago Trade strategy will protect UK firms from ‘harm’ amid global shift – ministers

The Department for Business and Trade said it was the UK’s first Trade Strategy to be published since Brexit.

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