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Following the death of Ian Bailey, who was the prime suspect in her murder, Sophie Toscan du Plantier's family has said they will continue to search for the truth and justice. Following Sophie's death on Sunday, Sophie's son, Pierre-Louis Baudey-Vignaud, said his family would never be able to obtain a confession from Bailey. Bailey, 66, was found guilty in France, where he was arrested'in absentia' and sentenced to 25 years in prison. However, the High Court in Ireland has dismissed French authorities' proposal to extradite him. Despite being arrested twice in Ireland, Mr Baudey-Vignaud said his family is still searching for 'truth and justice' regarding his mother's murder. THey are pictured left together, Bailey is pictured right outside court

Ian Bailey, 66, was one of the first to publish an article about Sophie Toscan Du Plantier's death in 1996 outside her holiday home in a rural part of West Cork, Ireland. Despite being found guilty of murder, Bailey continued to live in the neighborhood that was shocked by Sophie's murder until his death last week. He was found guilty in France in 2019 and sentenced to 25 years in prison in absentia', but the High Court in Ireland (left with his partner outside of court) has dismissed French authorities' attempts to extradite him. Despite being arrested twice, Bailey, who was scheduled to turn 67 next week, collapsed and died in Bantry, West Cork last week, meaning he would never face prison time. He maintained his innocence, continued to live in West Cork and work as a writer, and, curiously, has a TikTok (right) following and produced his own true crime podcasts.

In Bantry, West Cork, Ian Bailey, who was found guilty of murdering the filmmaker in 1996, died. People rushed to assist the 66-year-old, who would have turned 67 on January 27. According to reports, one local first aider administered CPR for 20 minutes until the ambulance personnel arrived, but Mr Bailey was unresponsive and pronounced dead at the hospital. He had previously suffered up to three heart attacks and had been admitted to both Bantry Hospital and Cork University Hospital, the latter where he underwent heart surgery.

On Wednesday, Keke Palmer spent time in Paris on her baby boy Leodis, just days after being granted a temporary restraining order against her ex-boyfriend Darius Jackson amid abuse charges. When visiting the Eiffel Tower and the Musée du Quai Branly, the actress, 30, was all smiles as she kissed her son, nine months on the head. Jacques Chirac While a pal shielded the pair with an umbrella, Keke transformed into a chic figure in black mini dress, tights, and tan boots as she battled the rain.

From Queen Victoria's ground-breaking visit in 1855 to today, the Royal Family has had a long love affair with France. However, no senior citizens will have such strong personal feelings about its capital city as King Charles, who is due to be back in August 19 for a second time. For him, Paris is the scene of dramatic and tragic events: the final sad denouement of the Abdication Crisis in a Bois de Boulogne mansion and the tragic death of Diana, mother to his two children, in August 1997.

When King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive in France next week for their State Visit, it will be an enriching display of these two neighbors' unique friendship, which includes so much history as both allies and competitors. Despite the fact that the republic was established after the Revolution, the country is also able to put on a spectacular display for grand occasions. However, the host country's atmosphere will be both dramatic and apprehensive. It would be impossible to escape the reality of the madness that grips France as social unrest looms, political depositions, racial inequities, and economic stagnation persists.

According to a study issued by two of France's police unions, 'Today the police are in war because we are at war.' 'We will all be against resistance, and the government should be aware of this.' It comes as marauding gangs of rioters clashed with police last night, resulting in 1,300 arrests. When rioters were seen speeding in a bus and smashing a car into the front of a Lidl supermarket, footage showed the extreme chaos on French streets. At a traffic stop earlier this week, the Nahel friends and family were able to attend the funeral of the 17-year-old soldier who fired at point-blank range by an officer.

The shaven-headed man spits profanities into the camera. He launches a torrent of abuse against Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov and Minister of Defence Sergey Shoigu, thrusting his head forward and staring at the camera. Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of a brutal Russian mercenary outfit called the Wagner Group, is in dire need of assistance, and he is desperate. On two fronts, Prigozhin is at war. On the frontline in Bakhmut, Ukraine, his troops are dying in ever greater numbers. He is facing the Russian elites he so dislikes on video and in print. In a recent video, he boosted his campaign to an unimaginable degree. We have a 'good Grandpa' as he snarling into the camera, according to him. 'But how do you win a war,' he asks sarcastically, 'if it turns out that this Grandpa is a complete d***head?'

Sophie, 39, who was married to celebrated French film producer Daniel Toscan du Plantier, a friend of former French President Jacques Chirac, was beaten to death two days before Christmas in 1996, when her body was discovered outside her tiny holiday cottage near the village of Schull in West Cork. In a French court, British journalist Ian Bailey was tried and found guilty in absentia of her assassination. However, following a three-day hearing in 2020, Ireland's High Court dismissed an attempt by French authorities to arrest him to serve his 25-year prison term. According to The Irish Sun, Jim Sheridan, 74, said he hopes his documentary will help solve the case, despite "new evidence" pointing to a largely 'unheard of German suspects. According to reports, the film will focus on musician Karl Heinz Wolney; he has a long tradition of violence and lived around 1.5 kilometers from Sophie's holiday home.

The shaven-headed man spits profanities into the camera. He launches a torrent of abuse against Russian Chief of Staff Valery Gerasimov and Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu, thrusting his head forward and glancing at the viewer. Yevgeny Prigozhin (pictured above), the leader of the Wagner Company, a brutal Russian mercenary outfit, is in dire need of assistance, and he is afraid. On two fronts, Prigozhin is at war. On the frontline in Bakhmut, Ukraine, his troops are dying in ever greater numbers. He is taking on the Russian elites, whom he so despises on film and in print.

As they posed for a picture ahead of a lavish banquet at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam, Queen Máxima and King Willem-Alexander, 55, wore matching sashes adorned with badges. Opting for a personal touch, the mother-of-three was also treated with a decorative brooch in the shape of a butterfly, with stunning pearl-drop detail. Maxima wore her tiara and a pearl necklace, while her husband, who posed a dapper figure in a tuxedo and white bowtie, displaying his military medals. Elsewhere Brigitte, 69, was effortlessly chic in an indigo maxi-dress that displayed silver and bronze designs. President Macron's wife, Anne Rieder, 45, sparked her blonde tresses in a revolution as her husband wore a suit and a blue and yellow sash, indicating that he was granted the Order of the Netherlands Lion, a traditional Dutch civil honour.

As Queen Maxima of the Netherlands welcomed President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte to Amsterdam this morning, she was stylish in mustard yellow. During his two-day state visit to the Netherlands, the French President is set to deliver a speech outlining his vision for Europe's future. Macron's trip to Amsterdam and The Hague is the first state visit by a French king since Jacques Chirac 23 years ago, highlighting the close links between the Netherlands and France and the two countries and the two leaders.

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ANDREW PIERCE: Deborah Turness could not have picked a more difficult week to start her new role. A slew of scandals has welcomed BBC News' new chief executive, from alleged comedian Joe Lycett mocking Liz Truss' flagship Sunday-morning politics show to Jack Dee referring to Boris Johnson as a "cosmic c***" on long-running panel show Have I Got News For You. Those who have seen 'Hurricane Deborah' say there is more to her than meets the eyes of steel. To complete her mission at the Beeb, she'll need every ounce of that mettle. Turness will now be responsible for over 6,000 journalists across ten national television stations and the same number of national radio stations, as well as 40 local radio stations, the BBC's massive website, and international services in 43 languages.

The FBI searched Trump's house in Mar-a-Lago, Florida, seizing boxes of classified information (inset). When running for president in 2017, Macron was forced to deny being part of a 'rich gay lobby,' refute allegations that he was having a passionate love with Mathieu Gallet (top right). The Parisian rumour mill, which had been always excitable, had turned into a dynamo of gossip a year ago. Macron, they insisted, was now asleep with his former security officer and later deputy chief of staff, Alexandre Benalla (bottom right).