British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron are focusing on stopping migrant crossings in the English Channel.

Sir Keir Starmer and France's President Macron held talks at Downing Street. Mr Macron has suggested Britain needs to reduce the "pull factors" attracting migrants to the UK.

Keir Starmer wants a radical new deal with French authorities, as data shows small boats migration is at highest-ever levels – even with 4 in 10 migrants prevented from crossing the Channel. Alicja Ha

King Charles III highlighted the crucial bonds between the United Kingdom and France in the face of a “multitude of more complex threats,” as he welcomed President Emmanuel Macron for the first state visit by a European leader to his country since Brexit.

President Emmanuel Macron has called for Britain and France to move on from Brexit and work “side by side” on issues including migration and defence, declaring “let’s not allow the Channel to grow wider”.

Princess Kate joined her husband Prince William, King Charles III and Queen Camilla on Tuesday as they kicked off France's state visit to the U.K. The royals gathered at RAF Northolt in Windsor, England, to welcome French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte at the start of their three-day state visit.

The couple were earlier greeted by Prince William and Catherine as they landed in the UK for a three-day trip.

President Trump received a golf "warning" from the American people on social media over the weekend. The President of the United States spent the Fourth of July at the White House in Washington, D.C.