Former Austrian vice chancellor convicted of corruption

Former Freedom Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache in a courtroom in Vienna (Lisa Leutner/AP)

A court in Vienna has convicted former Austrian vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache of corruption for trying to change laws to favour a private hospital in exchange for donations to his political party.

The former leader of the far-right Freedom Party received a 15-month suspended prison sentence for accepting two bribes totalling 12,000 euros (£10,277), according to Austrian public broadcaster ORF.