and her sisters under threat from the taliban. and with days to go until the stars hit the red carpet, who will be the biggest winners at this year s oscars? the uk prime minister rishi sunak is in paris for talks with the french president, emmanuel macron. it s the first anglo french summit in five years. the leaders are expected to discuss a range of issues. illegal immigration via migrant boat crossings in the channel is likely to top the british agenda but other primary concerns for both leaders are defence co operation, the western response to russia s conflict in ukraine, as well as challenges posed by china. they ll also be looking to reset anglo french relations, which deteriorated after britain s withdrawalfrom the european union. our paris correspondent, hugh schofield, reports. friends again. rishi sunak and emmanuel macron have met before. they like each other. now they want to show that whatever the divisions of the last few years france and the uk are back tog
Magnificent French National library. My magnificent French National library. My wife and i will visit bordeaux, the first city to be twinned with the first city to be twinned with the british city, bristol, in 1947. This shared link is just one of the countless number of connections between our towns and cities, communities, businesses and educational establishments. It is our people through all that they do together who are writing each new chapter of our history. So that it more secure, more prosperous world might be the inheritance of the next generation. Ouryoung might be the inheritance of the next generation. Our young people must therefore be at the heart of our shared endeavours. This morning, i am pleased to see young people from the 19th Arrondissement in paris who have received support for starting professional work and this is through initiatives with clubs in different organisations. When we support our young people we are investing in our future and there will be many and
Century after that revolution, in 1788, that the same mirabeau defied the king of france and set the will of the people against the king, with the First National assembly, the first parliamentary body, and this was quite simply his ambition, to transpose the british model of constitutional monarchy. In the end, it was the english who almost had the french revolution, but in france developed towards another system and on the 21st Of September exactly 231 years ago to the day, the republic was born. And so our two pupils have been watching one another, influencing one another, have for many years been rivals, but for more than a century have always been allies to defend democracy and human rights. The different commemorations we have recall this and next year, in 2024, we shall be celebrating the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale and the 80th Anniversary of the normandy landings. And as vera lynn saying, we shall meet again, we shall meet again to continue to seal this compact of