One week after Britain’s vote to leave the European Union, British prime minister David Cameron and members of the royal family were standing side-by-side with France’s president to celebrate their historic alliance at the centenary of the deadliest battle of World War I.

German and French leaders underlined the importance of co-operation as they marked the centenary of the WWI battle, writes Sylvie Corbett.

Captain Blackadder: It’s the same plan that we used last time and the 17 times before that.

A MONUMENT at a French cemetery to Jewish soldiers who died in the Battle of Verdun was damaged overnight by vandals, authorities said.