France has seen its highest number of coronavirus cases in five months as Emmanuel Macron insisted the country was doing ‘everything to avoid another lockdown’. Some 7,379 people were found to have been infected with the virus across the Channel on Friday – just shy of the record 7,578 high set on March 31. The … Read more
France has vowed to retaliate after it was added to Britain’s quarantine list last night following a surge in coronavirus cases – with other countries set to be added if they cross the threshold of 20 cases per 100,000 people in a week. Emmanuel Macron‘s transport minister said France ‘regrets the UK’s decision’ and ‘will … Read more
Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte soaked up the sunshine on a Mediterranean summer holiday while France battles to contain a surge in coronavirus cases. The French president, 42, took a shirtless ride on a jet ski while Brigitte, 67, relaxed on a boat off the island of Porquerolles off France’s Mediterranean coast. The couple … Read more
Priti Patel will today demand French co-operation in a massive new ‘blockade’ of the Channel to crack down on the migrant crisis. The Home Secretary will refuse to hand over any more taxpayers’ money to fund operations on French soil unless Emmanuel Macron’s government steps up action on illegal crossings. The French will also be expected … Read more
French president Emmanuel Macron has been accused of trying to reconquer Lebanon rather than help it in the wake of the devastating explosion at its capital which killed 150 people. It comes as the country is expected to refuse humanitarian aid from Israel because the two neighbours are technically still at war. Visiting explosion-ravaged Beirut this … Read more