Ciaran Hughes

Childcare, education and food – the cost of raising a child to the age of 21 has now reached £222,000, according to an annual study.

In, out, shake it all about? We think David Cameron sounded a bit like a frustrated suitor in his big speech on Europe. So we’ve put Dave and Angie together in their own passionate comic strip.

Having a mid-life crisis? Don’t despair: as our comprehensive Ages of Man graphic proves, it’s not too late to have a burst of genius.

From Bradley Wiggins to Rupert Murdoch, Channel 4 News maps the winners and losers of the past 12 months.

As the funerals begin in the Connecticut town where 26 died in an elementary school massacre, Barack Obama pledges to use “whatever power” he has to prevent further such shootings.

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi last night carved another piece of history in his remarkable career by surpassing the German Gerd Muller’s record of 85 goals in a calendar year.

As David Cameron goes into battle in Brussels over the European Union budget, we ask: What would the UK be like outside the EU? Would it be better or worse off? #exiteurope

So how did Obama clinch victory? Was it Hurricane Sandy that sealed the deal or the nascent economic recovery? A lot of people are putting it down to something more prosaic: changing demographics.

Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner survives a record-breaking 24-mile leap from the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without the aid of a vehicle.

Channel 4 News maps the new frontiers of the terror network al-Qaeda and its affiliates across Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

As the Paralympics winds down to a close, Channel 4 News digests those facts and figures making it such a heady success.

After the wettest summer in 100 years, our interactive map pulls together the highlights of what has been a summer to remember – even if for the wrong reasons. Click on the map for more information.