France threatened to close its border with Britain unless it introduced shutdown measures to stop the threat of coronavirus, aides to President Emmanuel Macron claimed tonight. The head of state’s staff said that he called Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday night and told him that unless the situation quickly changed, ‘France would have no other … Read more
French border guards impound trucks filled with 130,000 face masks bound for Britain for NHS workers battling coronavirus After realising what was on board, border guards in France held the truck there Emmanuel Macron’s promised to ‘requisition’ face masks for the French crisis A truck with hand sanitiser was delayed by authorities on way to … Read more
Hundreds of Yellow Vest protestors clash on the streets of Paris in anti-government demonstration as they defy ban on street crowds due to the coronavirus pandemic Violent crowds of more than 800 protestors gathered in central Paris Anti-Government Yellow Vests demand end to Emmanuel Macron’s rule Fighting broke out between demonstrators and riot police who … Read more
Emmanuel Macron orders closure of all schools in France and warns he may even shut the country’s BORDERS to control coronavirus President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation during a television interview He said coronavirus is the ‘greatest health crisis France has known for a century’ The new measures will start on Monday and will continue … Read more
One day, long after the worst of the coronavirus pandemic is behind us, historians may see the last few days as the moment when the world tumbled into the abyss. On Thursday, the head of the World Health Organisation declared that mankind stood at a ‘decisive point’. The world faced ‘a crisis, an epidemic that … Read more
‘It’s going to be tense’: Emmanuel Macron casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s hopes of striking a Brexit trade deal by December and sets stage for showdown over fisheries Whitehall and Brussels trade negotiators will lock horns next month for talks PM has promised to rip up any agreement which shackles UK to EU rule book … Read more
La revolution! Anti-Macron rioters turn Audi on its ROOF as violence explodes during Yellow Vest protests in Lille Today marked the 67th Saturday in a row of the Yellow Vest demonstrations President Emmanuel Macron has finally pledged to meet protestors in person Demands range from Mr Macron resigning, the fifth Republic ending and ‘Frexit’ By … Read more
The partner of former French president Francois Hollande, actress Julie Gayet, reportedly sent an angry text to French First Lady Brigitte Macron for excluding her from a party at the Elysée Palace – and inviting her love rival instead. The claim was made in Paris Match magazine, which interviewed Hollande and Ms Gayet and spoke to their associates … Read more
The US and France go head-to-head over the future of ‘the West’: Mike Pompeo insists America is NOT withdrawing from Europe – sparking an angry rebuttal from Emmanuel Macron The French President warned that the West is ‘weakening’ as US backs off He accused US of a ‘kind of withdrawal’ from its relationship with European … Read more
Emmanuel Macron warns the West is ‘weakening’ as he dismisses claims by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that the transatlantic alliance is still strong and ‘we’re winning together’ The French President was speaking at the annual Munich Security Conference He accused US of a ‘kind of withdrawal’ from its relationship with European allies Pompeo said … Read more
A Frenchman who could not wait to get a seat on his commute home was caught entering his train by its window amid France‘s ongoing national transport strike. In a video shared on Twitter, the unnamed man could be seen taking his white jacket off, passing it through the train’s rectangular top window, which has … Read more
Ooh la la! Emmanuel Macron’s friendship with Finland’s Sanna Marin, 34, continues to blossom at EU summit – after the pair were given centre stage in leaders line-up photo Macron, 41, and Marin, 34, met for first time yesterday at the summit in Brussels and seemed to get on well The pair were seen swapping … Read more
Boris Johnson admits he hasn’t spoken to Donald Trump since NATO ‘gossipgate’ furore Boris Johnson was in group of leaders at reception at NATO summit last week Leaders caught on camera as Justin Trudeau gossiped about Donald Trump US president later branded Mr Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after the footage emerged The PM seemed to avoid being … Read more