Former French president Jacques Chirac, dies aged 86

The Former French President Jacques Chirac is dead. He died at the age of 86. Chirac, who had suffered a series of health problems in recent years, died this morning 'surrounded by his family', his son-in-law Frederic Salat-Baroux said today. 

In Paris today a minute's silence was held in the National Assembly when the former President's death was announced. He served as France's head of state from 1995 to 2007 and was twice French PM