I reported in November that former French president Nicholas Sarkozy would be questioned by a judge in Bordeaux over bribery allegations.  The charge is that Sarkozy – affectionately known as “Mr Bling” – accepted more than half a million pounds from Liliane Bettencourt to help fund his 2007 presidential campaign and promised Bettencourt tax breaks in return.  He has now been  placed under formal investigation by a judge read the full story here.