Liam Dutton
Any signs of a cold snap on the way?
During the last week or so, I’ve had quite a few people asking me on Twitter if there is a cold spell on the way, so I thought I’d take a look at what can be expected in the coming weeks.
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Historic EU budget cut after all-night negotiations
European Union leaders work through the night to agree a new long-term spending plan which will see a cut in the budget for the first time in the EU’s history.
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FactCheck Q&A: raining on the rumour of a Romanian influx
As anxious MPs consider bad-mouthing Britain to put off low-skilled Romanian and Bulgarian workers from moving to the UK, FactCheck examines the truth behind the scaremongering.
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Three-quarters of countries ‘hide financial information’
More than three-quarters of countries assessed in a major survey fail to meet basic standards of government budget transparency, it is revealed today.
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Top UK business stories in 2012: the scandals and highlights
From the euro crisis to Facebook’s IPO, Spain’s banks and the fiscal cliff, 2012 was bursting with business news – even knocking the royal baby off the front pages (on occasion). Here’s the countdown.
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Is Britain losing the war on drugs?
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg claims Britain is losing the war against drugs on an industrial scale and insists laws need to be reformed – a position at odds with the prime minister.
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Consider legalising drugs, MP committee suggests
The UK should consider following the example of some US states by legalising certain drugs, a House of Commons committee tells the government.
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As Europe celebrates in Oslo, Cameron plans referendum
European leaders are in Norway to celebrate the award of the Nobel peace prize to the EU – as it emerges an absent David Cameron is to set out plans for a repatriation of powers and an EU referendum.
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Gerry McCann: we suffered the worst insult imaginable
Speaking after the Leveson report, the father of Madeleine McCann, who disappeared in Portugal in 2007, says the intrusion his family suffered proves the media cannot be trusted to regulate itself.
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Young disabled people campaigning to live life to the full
A group of young disabled people launch their all party parliamentary group report on issues affecting them. Katie Razzall was there for Channel 4 News.
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Do anti-austerity protests make a difference?
As protests against cuts and reform hit many parts of Europe, Channel 4 News considers if previous anti-austerity strikes – and even riots – have achieved anything.
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Disruption as Europe-wide austerity strikes hit
Arrests, tear gas and widespread anger as protesters across Europe join a general strike against austerity in Spain, Greece, Portugal and elsewhere.
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Dad’s Army star Clive Dunn dies at 92
Clive Dunn, who played Lance Corporal Jones in BBC sitcom Dad’s Army, has died at the age of 92, his agent announces.
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European Union awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
The European Union is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for its role in creating a “continent of peace”. But in the midst of the worst economic crisis since the end of the war, is the timing ironic?
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UK woman believed among 10 dead in Spanish floods
A body reported to be that of a British woman is discovered following severe storms in the southern Spanish town of Vera, Almeria which was decimated by flood waters.
