Former French leader Valery Giscard d’Estaing dies aged 94

Valery Giscard d’Estaing (PA)

Valery Giscard d’Estaing, the president of France from 1974 to 1981 who became a champion of European integration, has died at the age of 94, his office and the French presidency announced.

Mr Giscard d’Estaing had recently been taken to hospital in Tours, in central France. His office did not provide any further details.