French President Nicholas Sarkozy says there are too many foreigners in France, and defends his plan to halve new arrivals if he is re-elected.

A man who had taken drugs before driving at up to 140mph the wrong way along a dual carriageway in Cornwall, killing a woman, is jailed for eight years.

Since Scotland introduced a ban on smoking in public places in 2006 there has been a significant decline in the country's premature birth rate, say researchers.

The attorney general is examining whether the Metropolitan Police officer leading the phone hacking inquiry has prejudiced any trials resulting from the investigation

A clutch of Rangers players fail to agree to reduced terms, as Gregg Wylde and Mervan Celik leave the Glasgow club.

Parts of the credit industry are "opaque and poorly regulated" and require swift action from the government, MPs say.

The amount of money lost due to fraud on credit and debit cards fell last year by 7% to £341m - its lowest level for 11 years.

Ryanair is reprimanded for a "denigratory" advertising campaign that falsely implied rival Thomas Cook was likely to go into administration.