Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron are in the final stages of agreeing a reciprocal migrants return deal to be announced at the end of the French President’s state visit on Thursday.

Downing Street has said it expects to "make good progress" on tackling small boats crossing the Channel during French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to Britain.

It's widely expected they will emerge with a deal on small boat crossings, as it comes just one day after Downing Street said France and the UK had agreed that the two countries needed a new deterrent...

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, had an awkward moment on Tuesday as they arrived in the UK for a three-day state visit. Cameras captured the First Lady walking past her husband's outstretched hand as she stepped off their plane at Royal Air Force Northolt in London.

President Emmanuel Macron is on a state visit to Britain, the first of a French leader since 2008.

Macron will address MPs and peers at Westminster, and he and Brigitte will be treated to a state banquet back at Windsor.

Macron argued they should also be wary of the "excessive dependencies of both the U.S. and China," saying they needed to "de-risk our economies and our societies from this dual dependency."

There are high hopes for Macron's three-day visit, but how close can the nations really become given past mistrust over Brexit negotiations?