Thousands rushed to get tickets Wednesday for the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition in London, with the 11th-century artwork depicting the 1066 Norman conquest of England set to be transported from France for its first showing in the UK.

The European Union will impose a three-euro duty on cheap parcels entering the 27-nation bloc from Wednesday, in a bid to stem a surge in low-value packages, mainly from China.

Ireland takes over the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union on Wednesday with French and British military assets expected to help protect a six-month programme of high-level meetings, as Dublin prepares for what security officials describe as…