French ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy is placed under formal investigation over allegations he accepted illegal campaign donations in 2007.

A music college whose former pupils include performers Leona Lewis and Goldie has its licence revoked by the UK Border Agency.

Patients in England do not feel safe relying on GP out-of-hours care and are struggling to get access to doctors during normal hours, a leading patient group is warning.

Nick Clegg is to call for security bonds to tackle abuse of visas, as Vince Cable launches an attack on the coalition's immigration policy.

Plans to raise the number of children nursery staff can look after will "shake the foundations" of quality care in England, a government adviser says.

Most family doctors in Britain have prescribed a placebo or dummy drug to at least one of their patients, survey findings suggest.

Remotely monitoring patients with long-term conditions is not more cost effective than usual care, a large UK trial suggests.

The Co-operative Bank says it made a loss and will sell an insurance unit to rescue a deal to take over some of Lloyds Banking Group's branches.