Empty hands and empty hopes for a Brexit compromise is what Theresa May returned to London with after negotiations in Salzburg went sour. Her Brexit plan was unexpectedly and firmly rejected by EU leaders - putting further pressure on the deal, as the deadline gets ever closer.

Here are the four most important things you need to know about this morning.

Alexandre Benalla was fired after a video showed him beating May Day protesters.

French president creates a storm with claim unemployed man could easily find work if he tried.

France recognises systematic torture during Algeria war for first time

The under-pressure French and German leaders are meeting for a wide-ranging summit in the French city of Marseille today.

French tax reform gets green light

France's President Emmanuel Macron accepts that he is the main rival to nationalist, anti-immigration governments in Europe

French President Emmanuel Macron is continuing his diplomatic tour in Finland today, amid the fall out of his Environment Minister's resignation. Nicolas Hulot made the surprise announcement he was quitting during a radio interview yesterday.

The French President Emmanuel Macron calls for Europe to stop relying on the U.S. for security and takes a swipe at Donald Trump and some EU neighbours

The UK's Government's International Trade Secretary says the chance of the UK leaving the EU with no-deal is now "60-40" likely, and being increased by those in the EU committed to“the purity of the EU’s ideology”.

The French leader has invited Prime Minister May to his summer residence on the French Riviera to discuss her vision for Brexit. The visit is part of May’s wider strategy to garner support for her country’s EU divorce plan which is due to be signed in just over ten weeks time.