Furious tourism chiefs have blasted Emmanuel Macron’s ‘illogical’ and ‘economically stupid’ ploy that could stop millions of vaccinated British holidaymakers from visiting France this summer while costing his own lockdown-battered economy millions of pounds in trade. The French President fanned the flames of anger last night after he told CBS that Americans and Europeans could … Read more
Emmanuel Macron says he is discussing ways to open France to vaccinated ‘American and European’ travellers this summer The French President said his government was working on a certificate for travel His government is preparing entry restrictions on travellers from four countries Argentina, Chile, South Africa and Brazil face the rules to keep out virus … Read more
One of France’s last surviving D-Day commandos who was among the first troops to land in Normandy dies aged 106 Hubert Faure was one of 177 French-led commandos who land in Normandy By the end of June 6, 1944, ten of the men led by Lt Philippe Kieffer were dead They achieved their objective of … Read more
French teachers in the city of Nice have overwhelmingly rejected AstraZeneca’s Covid jab after just 58 out of a possible 3,000 signed up to be vaccinated. The jabs were being offered at a mass vaccination centre in Nice’s Palais des Expositions this weekend, with 4,000 available to those aged over 55 in high-risk occupations, meaning 3,000 … Read more
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Lahore, Pakistan, during a demonstration against President Macron’s support for a magazine showing a ‘blasphemous’ Prophet Mohammed cartoon. Anti-French sentiment has been simmering for months in Pakistan since President Emmanuel Macron‘s government expressed support for a satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo’s right to republish cartoons. It comes as Saad … Read more
Joe Biden praised Prince Philip’s ‘decades of devoted public service’ as he led world leaders in paying tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh who died today aged 99. The US president said Philip ‘gladly dedicated himself to the people of the UK’ while championing charitable causes and environmental issues. ‘We send our deepest condolences to … Read more
Far-right politician Marine Le Pen declares she will run in the 2022 French presidential election and says victory over Emmanuel Macron is ‘plausible’ President Macron’s handling of Covid-19 have dented his chances of re-election Marine Le Pen has promised an immigration referendum as her first act in office She lost the 2017 presidential election to … Read more
Thousands of people are turning down AstraZeneca jabs in France due to ‘wave of panic’ created by Emmanuel Macron – with blood clot link ‘the final blow’ Medics say people are turning down the vaccine in droves after Macron’s U-turns Political opponents claim the anti-Brexiteer questioned jab to attack the UK Mayor of Calais today … Read more
Boris Johnson said that the latest wave of Covid that has forced a fresh lockdown in France was ‘sad’ today – and warned that the UK must be ready for it to cross the Channel. On a visit to Hartlepool this afternoon the Prime Minister said that experience had shown that the disease usually hit the … Read more
Emmanuel Macron has been accused of behaving like a ‘monarch’ while presiding over ‘a disaster the like of which we’ve never seen’ after he imposed a third national lockdown. The French president last night blamed the ‘British variant’ for creating ‘a pandemic within a pandemic’ as he finally bowed to weeks of pressure from medics … Read more