A French celebrity photographer is to stand trial over allegations he took hundreds of millions of euros from one of the world's richest women.Francois-Marie Banier is accused of exploiting the mental fragility of 87-year-old Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune. He denies the charges. A French court has set the trial for April next year. Last week Mrs Bettencourt's daughter asked that she be placed under court authority.
A French celebrity photographer is to stand trial over allegations he took hundreds of millions of euros from one of the world's richest women.
Francois-Marie Banier is accused of exploiting the mental fragility of 87-year-old Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune.
He denies the charges. A French court has set the trial for April next year.
Last week Mrs Bettencourt's daughter asked that she be placed under court authority.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has conveyed his best wishes to Johnny Hallyday after the singer suffered complications following back surgery.Hallyday, 66, has been put into a drug-induced coma after being admitted to hospital in Los Angeles earlier this week with a post-operative infection. The 66-year-old had surgery in Paris in November to correct a slipped disc. "I am sure all French citizens agree to wish him a swift recovery," Mr Sarkozy said during a visit to Belgium. He said he had called Hallyday's son David to inquire about his father's condition and had been "reassured".
French president Nicolas Sarkozy has conveyed his best wishes to Johnny Hallyday after the singer suffered complications following back surgery.
Hallyday, 66, has been put into a drug-induced coma after being admitted to hospital in Los Angeles earlier this week with a post-operative infection.
The 66-year-old had surgery in Paris in November to correct a slipped disc.
"I am sure all French citizens agree to wish him a swift recovery," Mr Sarkozy said during a visit to Belgium.
He said he had called Hallyday's son David to inquire about his father's condition and had been "reassured".
Nicolas Sarkozy has confronted a radio presenter who asked his wife, Carla Bruni: "Would you love him so much if he wasn't President of France?" Mr Sarkozy is said to have cornered the outspoken radio host, Marc-Olivier Fogiel, at an awards ceremony at the Elysee Palace.The President was described by witnesses to have "stormed up" to the surprised DJ to defend his wife's honour.
Mr Sarkozy is said to have cornered the outspoken radio host, Marc-Olivier Fogiel, at an awards ceremony at the Elysee Palace.
The President was described by witnesses to have "stormed up" to the surprised DJ to defend his wife's honour.
An arcade game that allows people to vent their anger at bankers has proved so popular the owner keeps having to replace worn out mallets.Inventor Tim Hunkin introduced "Whack a Banker", which is based on the older "Whack a Mole" game, at his arcade on Southwold pier in Suffolk.
An arcade game that allows people to vent their anger at bankers has proved so popular the owner keeps having to replace worn out mallets.
Inventor Tim Hunkin introduced "Whack a Banker", which is based on the older "Whack a Mole" game, at his arcade on Southwold pier in Suffolk.
