Ryanair has applied for slots at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports and is willing to co-operate with long-haul traditional airlines, chief executive Michael O’Leary has told French financial daily Les Echos.

Accused French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel told police his Societe Generale bosses must have been aware of his massive risk-taking on markets but turned a blind eye as long as he earned money, a judicial official said tonight.