Up to 50 migrants a week could be sent back to France under a deal being thrashed out by France and the UK today during Emmanuel Macron's state visit.The French president and Sir Keir Starmer will round off the three-day state visit with a press conference in London at which they are expected to announce new plans to tackle small boat crossings.

French President Emmanuel Macron wraps up a three-day state visit to Britain on Thursday with a summit aiming to "reboot" defence ties with a focus on joint missile development and nuclear co-operation.

French President Emmanuel Macron attended yet another lavish banquet Wednesday evening in London, this one hosted by London Lord Mayor Alderman Alastair King.

The French president and his wife Brigitte were earlier greeted by Prince William and Catherine as they landed in the UK for a three-day trip.

The French Tricolor and Britain’s Union flag hang from the standards near Windsor Castle. The carriages are primed, the tiaras polished.