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With Emile Cairess forced to withdraw because of injury, Mahamed Mahamed and Philip Sesemann are among the British men aiming to star towards the front.

The grandparents of Emile Soleil have been released without charge, two days after they were arrested over the toddler's disappearance and death in the French Alps in July 2023.

Mr Blachon also revealed for the first time that investigators now believe Emile's clothes and remains were transported to the woods where they were found shortly before their discovery last spring.

Mr Blachon added that analysis of the toddler's skull showed traces of "violent facial trauma" which made it probable that a third party had been involved in Emile's disappearance and death.

Until Thursday, one of investigators' working theories was that Emile may have wandered off by himself and died as a result of a fall.