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Nicolas Sarkozy says he will give up politics if he fails to be re-elected president of France.

Five US film studios call on the US courts to force Hotfile's digital locker service offline following similar action against Megaupload.

Music critics have reacted positively to Madonna's new album, MDNA, saying she is 'still pushing the envelope'.

Coal-dependent Poland threatens to veto EU efforts to make CO2 emission cuts more ambitious.

Five US publishers are being threatened with legal action over the way they set prices for electronic books.

Rangers are at risk of being unable to complete their remaining fixtures unless a decision is made on who is entitled to £3.6m, a court has heard.

UK interest rates are kept at 0.5% by the Bank of England, marking three years since they were first cut to the record low.

A letter leaked to the press from Vince Cable criticising the government was signed off by the business secretary with a distinctive moniker akin to a smiley face. So how significant is a signature?

The lowest-ranked secondary schools in Wales are promised more funding in return for plans to raise standards.

Sales of Top Totty beer "took off" after the ale was banned from the Palace of Westminster following a complaint from a Labour MP, Sir George Young has said.

Scarborough Hospital admits an 'error' led to a patient being set on fire during an operation.

A retired bookmaker who vanished without trace in 2001 was murdered by his wife and daughter who went onto pretend he was alive and claim his pension, the Old Bailey hears.

The shadow chancellor tells the BBC Labour would the introduction of a mansion tax in the Budget - if the money raised was used to reverse tax credit cuts.

One of the UK's biggest brokers of loans, Yes Loans, could be put out of business after a regulator finds that it conducted "deceitful" practices.

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Six Russian grandmothers will compete in the Eurovision Song Contest after winning a televised contest in Moscow to represent their country.

Education Secretary Michael Gove's decision to change the style of GCSEs in England means pupils around the UK could be sitting different versions of them.

India batsman Rahul Dravid announces his retirement from international cricket 'sad but proud'.

Beijing is blocking purchases of Airbus planes by Chinese firms over a disputed European carbon levy, says the head of Airbus's parent company, EADS.