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.

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.

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.

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

Whitehall departments have been criticised for overspending by £500m on schemes that were set up to save money.

The House of Lords backs an amendment to the government's health bill aimed at assuaging Liberal democrat concerns over a growth of competition within the NHS.

Leg amputation rates for people with diabetes are 10 times higher in some parts of England than in others.