Less than half of small boat crossings were intercepted by authorities, with current figures lower than previous years ...

Britain and France are sitting on opposite ends of a political see-saw. Three days after Britain elected a pragmatic, centrist government with a huge majority, France went to the opposite extreme.

France considers defence co-operation the cornerstone of its alliance with Britain and made relaunching defence projects a priority of Friday’s summit between prime minister Rishi Sunak and ...

In recent decades, France and Britain have also been Europe’s two leading military powers — although over time German rearmament may change that. But Britain’s ability to exert real ...