How are the European Royals dealing with the Coronavirus outbreak

As the COVID-19 outbreak sweeps across Europe, royal families around the continent have had to revise how they greet people during official engagements.  Whether following the example of Prince Charles who has been performing a ‘namaste’ bow with clasped hands or sticking to a smile, the matter of greeting people appropriately is particularly relevant to … Read more

Coronavirus is a deadly wake-up call, writes historian DOMINIC SANDBROOK

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

Emmanuel Macron casts doubt on Boris Johnson’s hopes of striking a Brexit trade deal by December

‘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

Anti-Macron rioters turn Audi on its ROOF as violence explodes during Yellow Vest protests in Lille 

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

Emmanuel Macron vows to ‘win the battle’ against Muslims creating separate communities in France

Emmanuel Macron vows to ‘win the battle’ against Muslims creating separate communities in France French President made the comments on a visit to a police station in Mulhouse  The area is considered a security concern because of tensions linked to religion  He lamented children taken out of school because of radical ideas linked to Islam … Read more

First Ladies at war! Francois Hollande’s girlfriend was ‘snubbed’ by Brigitte Macron

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

Russian artist and girlfriend arrested over sex tape showing Macron’s ally performing a sex act

A Russian dissident artist who claimed responsibility for releasing sex videos that forced President Emmanuel Macron’s candidate for Paris mayor to pull out of the race has been arrested. Pyotr Pavlensky was detained by police in the French capital on Saturday after publishing screenshots of sexual images that brought down the high-profile candidate, Benjamin Griveaux. French police … Read more

The US and France go head-to-head over the future of ‘the West’

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 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

Emmanuel Macron’s candidate for Paris mayor quits in sex scandal

Sex scandal forces Emmanuel Macron’s closest lieutenant to scrap bid to become Paris mayor after video shows the married father pleasuring himself while ‘sexting’ a woman Benjamin Griveaux bemoaned ‘ignoble attacks’ as he quit the mayoral race today Explicit messages emerged between the father-of-two and a young woman  The messages and video were published by … Read more