French champagne and a special gin-infused cocktail called L’entente will be served at the state banquet in honour of president of France.

A group of MPs will call for the redress scheme for veterans who suffered under the so-called ‘gay ban” to be rolled out as quickly as possible.

A separate car reportedly sustained thousands of pounds worth of damage when someone tried to climb inside it.

Stephanie Peacock said moves to reverse the ban, which has been in place since 1985, do not fall within the scope of the Football Governance Bill.

British singles hopes at Wimbledon ended for another year with a straight-sets loss for Cameron Norrie against defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals.