France

As the French prime minister warned that the far-right was now at the ‘gates of power’ – the country’s left wing and centrist parties are frantically trying to stop that happening.

Now polls close within the next hour in France’s general election – and there’s so far been a record turnout – the highest for almost 40 years.

President Emmanuel Macron of France has called for the snappiest of snap elections. Why has he done that?

President Macron has described the fatal shooting of a teenager by police as “inexplicable and inexcusable.”

We spoke to the mayor of Annecy, Francois Astorg and began by asking how he felt about today’s events.

The mobile phone footage from the alpine French city of Annecy is deeply shocking – and shows the suspect attacking children – some in pushchairs – apparently at random. 

King Charles was meant to be beginning his European tour in France but as President Macron grapples with protests, sometimes turning violent, against his pension reforms, the trip was cancelled. 

We spoke to the French MEP Manon Aubry from the left-wing party La France Insoumise – and began by asking her if the protestors would be pleased that King Charles had to postpone his visit.

It was common sense and friendship according to the French President Emmanuel Macron – after calling King Charles and postponing his French visit.

There’s been chaos on the streets of Paris as protestors clashed with riot police overnight.

Downing Street is claiming the Home Secretary Suella Braverman didn’t approve an email sent in her name blaming civil servants for the failure to stop asylum seekers in small boats.

The United Nations refugee agency tonight urged MPs and peers to block the government’s new asylum plans – saying they would be a “clear breach of the Refugee convention” and would undermine Britain’s long-standing humanitarian tradition. We are joined now from Brussels by the French MEP Fabienne Keller – who’s on the parliament’s committee on…

Three people have been killed after a gunman opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre and nearby cafe in Paris, prompting clashes between police and protesters on nearby streets.

Millions of fans are expected to watch England’s World Cup quarter-final knockout clash with France.

The Home Office gave us a statement earlier claiming that “the government has delivered on its promise to the British people to take back control of our immigration system”.