Sarkozy is back where he used to be – dominating the news and dividing the nation, writes the BBC's Hugh Schofield.

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy said he will 'sleep in prison with my head held high', after he was sentenced to five years in jail on Thursday.

PARIS: A Paris court on Thursday sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to five years in prison after finding him guilty of criminal conspiracy in a scheme to finance…