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Donald Trump has toasted what he called a “great relationship” with French President Emmanuel Macron at the first state dinner of his administration. The pair raised their glasses to continued friendship between France and the USA, with Mr Trump asking that their “kinship grow even stronger” and Macron hailing an “unbreakable bond” between the states.Their speeches followed a day of public affection, with the two leaders kissing each other on the cheek, embracing for extended periods and and Mr Trump appearing to to brush “dandruff” off Mr Macron’s blazer before calling him “perfect”.Mr Macron was the guest of honour at…

Alfie Evans’ parents are to challenge a High Court ruling that they cannot take the seriously ill toddler to Italy for treatment. The case is due to be heard by three Court of Appeal judges at the Royal Courts of Justice in London at 2pm on Wednesday.It comes after a High Court judge ruled that Tom Evans and Kate James could take their son home from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, but not abroad.Poland’s president Andrzej Duda is the latest high-profile figure to voice support for Alfie after the case attracted international attention.:: Timeline: The fight to keep Alfie…

Toddler Alfie Evans has died after his parents lost their legal fight to continue his life support. Tom Evans and Kate James launched a series of legal challenges to continue treatment for their 23-month-old son, who had a degenerative neurological condition.Mr Evans posted on Facebook: “My gladiator lay down his shield and gained his wings at 02:30 absolutely heartbroken. I LOVE YOU MY GUY” Image: Tom Evans Facebook post announcing the death of his son Kate Evans said on the social network: “Our baby boy grew his wings tonight at 2:30 am. We are heart broken. Thankyou everyone for all…

The parents of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans have been embroiled in a legal battle over his life support treatment.Here is how events have unfolded since his birth in 2016. 9 May 2016 Alfie is born in Liverpool to parents Tom Evans and Kate James, then 19 and 18 respectively. 14 December 2016 Alfie is admitted to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital after suffering seizures and remains there for the next 12 months. 11 December 2017 Hospital bosses say they are “liaising directly” with Alfie’s family after disagreements over his treatment.His parents say the hospital has applied to the High Court…

The Chancellor has beaten his budget deficit target of £45.2bn for the last financial year, according to official figures which also show one measure in surplus for the first time in 16 years. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said overall public sector net borrowing, excluding the effects of bank bailouts, came in at £42.6bn over the 12 months to March.This is the lowest total since 2006/7 and £3.5bn lower than the figure for 2016/17.The deficit in March alone was recorded at just £1.3bn – a 37% drop on the same month last year – aided by the strongest income…

Kensington Palace announced in a tweet: “The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles.”The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge.”Prince Louis shares his middle name with father Prince William and grandfather Prince Charles, with William’s full name being William Arthur Philip Louis. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are delighted to announce that they have named their son Louis Arthur Charles.The baby will be known as His Royal Highness Prince Louis of Cambridge. pic.twitter.com/4DUwsLv5JQ— Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) April 27, 2018 The new prince,…

TSB is to take down its mobile app and online banking service to fix issues for its customers after a botched upgrade. The announcement was made by the company’s chief executive, Paul Pester, as part of a personal apology following days of disruption.The bank switched to new servers over the weekend, preventing its 1.9 million digital customers accessing their accounts. I’ve just resurfaced after 48 hours with my teams who have been working as hard and fast as they can to get our services back up and running.— Paul Pester (@PaulPester) April 24, 2018 However, it quickly became clear on…

A police officer has been praised for refusing to shoot a man seeking “suicide by cop”, after allegedly killing 10 people in a van attack in Toronto.  Dramatic video shows the officer, who has not yet been named, arresting Alek Minassian after a tense stand-off.As the suspect shouted “Kill me,” the officer replied, “No, get down.”The 25-year-old, who is also accused of injuring 15 people after mowing down pedestrians, also said: “I have a gun in my pocket.” The officer replied: “I don’t care. Get down.”Footage shows Minassian repeatedly pulling something from his side and aiming it at the officer,…

The father of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans says his son has been breathing unassisted after his life support machine was switched off. Parents Tom Evans and Kate James have lost a series of legal challenges to continue treatment for the 23-month-old, who has a degenerative neurological condition.The couple from Liverpool want to move their son from Alder Hey Children’s Hospital to Rome where they say doctors are willing to treat the little boy. Video: ‘Alfie’s been breathing for nine hours now’ Speaking outside Alder Hey, Mr Evans said doctors were “gobsmacked” that his son was breathing nine hours after…

The suspect in the van rampage in Toronto that left 10 people dead is due in court later as police investigate the motive behind the attack. Another 15 people are believed to have been injured on the corner of Yonge Street and Finch Avenue, where the van mounted a pavement and mowed down pedestrians.Officers have arrested the driver of the van, who has been named as Alek Minassian, from Ontario’s Richmond Hill.The 25-year-old is due to appear in court at 10am local time (3pm BST).:: Officer praised for not shooting van attack suspectFootage has emerged showing the suspect facing off…