A fast-moving wildfire reached the outskirts of Marseille, France’s second-largest city, on Tuesday, leading its airport to be shut down, with residents told to stay indoors and shut all openings to be safe from the smoke.

A wildfire that reached the northwestern outskirts of France's second city of Marseille lost intensity overnight, but firefighters were still battling the flames on Wednesday. Residents who had been told on Tuesday to stay in their homes for their own safety were once again allowed out.

About 800 firefighters are at the scene, France's interior minister says, and will battle the blaze through the night.

King and Queen Camilla are set to welcome Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, as they arrive for a three-day state visit to the UK today.

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Britain on Tuesday (July 8), for the first state visit by a European leader since Brexit in a trip aimed at celebrating the return of closer political ties between the countries.

The racing is under way and we're expecting fireworks in the final 50km where explosive climbing and skilful descending will likely come to the fore and the GC favourites may have their first proper skirmish in this edition of the Tour de France.

Belgian rider Tim Merlier has won the crash-marred third stage of the Tour de France in a photo finish and Mathieu Van der Poel has kept the yellow jersey

Tadej Pogačar secured his 100th professional career win, beating Mathieu Van der Poel in the fourth stage of the Tour de France on Tuesday.