The French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been rushed to hospital in Paris after being taken ill while exercising, the Telegraph reports.
A spokesman for the Elysee palace said that Sarkozy is undergoing medical tests after reporting feeling unwell.
54-year-old Sarkozy is a fitness enthusiast with no serious illness in his medical history. A keen cyclist and jogger, he has repeatedly been photographed running with his security detail during international summits and while on holiday.
A spokesman said that …

Briton Lewis Hamilton won his first race of the ongoing Formula One season today in Hungary’s Hungaroring, Finland’s Ferrari driver Kimi Räikkönen came second and Australian, Red Bull driver Mark Webber third.
Last year’s champion Hamilton finished 11.5 seconds before Räikkönen and took his first win since October last year.
Nico Rosberg was fourth for Williams ahead of Hamilton’s team-mate Heikki Kovalainen, Toyota’s Timo Glock, Button and the second Toyota of Jarno Trulli.
Another Briton, Brawn GP pilot …

Talk about being farther from reality than the Moon is from the Sun: Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistar Darling is under the impression that Labour could win the next General Election.
Darling said in BBC today that he was optimistic about Labour’s prospect at the next General Election, PoliticsHome reports.
“Yes, I do think we can win a General Election. I am confident, and I am not noted to be a natural optimist,” he said.
Darling added that …

Millionaire peer Lord Bhatia claimed more than £20,000 in allowances from the House of Lords by saying that a small rented flat occupied by his brother is his main home, but last week he could not even remember its address, The Times reports.
Lord Bhatia, a businessman and philanthropist, has lived with his wife in a £1.5m home in southwest London for 20 years. Almost two years ago he decided to “flip” the designation of his …

Felipe Massa will undergo a brain scan after fracturing his skull in two places in yesterdays accident, Sky News reports.
The Brazilian is in a stable condition in intensive care after he slammed his Ferrari into tyre barriers at around 120mph during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix.
He was hit on the head while travelling at around 170mph by a spring that came out of a Brawn GP car being driven by Rubens Barrichello.
A statement from …

Shocking new details of a stealth tax of up to £600 for householders with views of any kind, patios, conservatories and even a nearby bus stop are revealed for the first time today, the Daily Mail reports.
Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act show millions of homes have already been secretly assessed by Labour in preparation for council tax hikes expected to target the middle class after the Election.
Although not every home has been …