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The funeral of murdered French teacher Dominique Bernard was held on Thursday under heightened security in the northern town of Arras. President Emmanuel Macron attended the emotional ceremony paying tribute to Bernard, who was stabbed to death six days ago by a radicalised former student.

The invitation looks appealing — an evening with Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, hosted by one of the capital’s centre-Left communications companies, flourishing as a prospect of a change of government beckons. It’s posh enough to request your “dietary requirements”. This time last year, I remember Reeves and co were…

Toned bronzed legs, power blows and perfect outfits: at 70, Madame Macron’s ‘first-lady Barbie’ look in Paris this week was the ultimate va-va-voom venn diagram of French female style, writes Fleur Britten

The warm state visit should remind both nations of the closeness they once shared – and could do again, says Agnès Poirier, a political commentator, writer and critic