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

Temperature tolerance is key to the spread of wasp spiders into northern Europe, according to scientists.

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.

Newly released papers from Margaret Thatcher's personal archive reveal senior Tories were initially sceptical about going to war over the Falklands.

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