Anglo-French summit to take place

Tony Blair is to host the latest summit with France in London next week, Downing Street has announced.

President Jacques Chirac, Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Rafarrin, and other French ministers will attend.

The meeting follows the summit held in Le Touquet in February - which had initially been postponed after a row between the leaders over the Iraq war.

Mr Blair's official spokesman said: "This is the latest in the regular series of bi-lateral meetings."