French president, Kate and William attend star-studded banquet hosted by King Charles - First day of Macron’s state visit demonstrates entente cordiale still remains strong between UK and France

US joins Ukraine peacekeeping coalition talks with force now ‘ready to go’ - A representative of Mr Trump’s administration joined coalition of the willing talks for the first time.

France and the UK intend to increase the number of the Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) to 50,000 troops for the future deployment in Ukraine as part of the Coalition of the Willing, stated French President Emmanuel Macron during a joint press conference with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer,

Sir Keir Starmer has accepted an invitation to visit President Donald Trump during his expected trip to Scotland this month. Details, including a specific date, were still being finalised, said the source,

Angela Rayner, UK's Deputy Prime Minister, is set to finalize a deal to supply over 5,000 air defence missiles to Ukraine. This agreement, initially announced by Prime Minister Keir Starmer, will be signed at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome.

The PM will likely try to persuade Macron to agree to a returns deal for asylum seekers when he hosts the French President at Downing St this afternoon.