The international coffee chain reported losses in the UK and has paid no corporation tax since 2009 despite sales of £1.2bn, prompting renewed calls for changes to the UK tax system.
The Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious award of its kind, but after criticism over the committee’s politicisation and questions raised over recent winners, is the prize losing its credibility?
Two years after the flagship Big Society idea was born, where do the Conservatives’ new ideas come from – and can they boost the party’s popularity? Channel 4 News investigates.
Far from “one nation” speeches and NHS debates, what is life like behind the scenes at Labour’s annual jamboree? Channel 4 News gets the inside scoop from those manning the decks.
Are Labour members convinced that their party could win and how do they rate their leader? Channel 4 News puts three key questions to delegates at the Labour Party conference.
From new Labour to blue Labour and everything in between – Channel 4 News investigates where Labour’s policy ideas come from and what Labour supporters think is needed for the future.
Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell say Labour should not be complacent despite good poll ratings, with Lord Mandelson warning that the party faces a much harder challenge than in 1997.
Along with the politicians, press and party members, the Lib Dem conference will be awash with think tanks hoping to make their mark. But how do they influence policy and which appeal to Lib Dems?
In a digital world where marketing campaigns are at the mercy of an unforgiving public, Channel 4 News looks at the brands that manage to come out on top after their marketing campaign is hijacked.
Former Foreign Secretary David Miliband tells the C4 Class of 2012 that the government needs to guarantee jobs, while Sainsbury’s CEO Justin King says modern apprenticeships “have been hijacked”.
The British press largely condemns the publication of topless photos of Kate Middleton post Leveson, and she has a strong legal case. But is that enough to protect privacy in the digital age?
With athletes from the north of Ireland winning most of Team Ireland’s golds, Channel 4 News asks why the region has bred such success, and looks at the UK’s golden Paralympic hotspots.
Facing backbench sniping over airport expansion and now a legal challenge to a decision on a railway franchise: Channel 4 News asks why transport policy is proving such a rocky road for the coalition.
The proportion of students receiving top grades at A-level falls after years of successive rises, following changes in the way exams are marked.
Helen Gurley Brown, who has died aged 90, transformed Cosmopolitan from a domestic suburban publication to a sex tips bible – her impact on feminism and women’s magazines remains a hot topic today.