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After 48 years of hurt, few England fans believe their team have a chance of winning the World Cup. But there is plenty to look forward to in Brazil – great football, samba music and the caxirola.
The IMF’s annual MOT on the British economy concludes that the coalition’s austerity policies are justified – which has set Treasury officials leaping around like excited pixies.
The International Monetary Fund says it “clearly under-estimated” the strength of Britain’s economic recovery, as Christine Lagarde plays down speculation about her leading the European Commission.
As India’s new prime minister, Narendra Modi is the leader of the world’s biggest democracy. Britain hit the diplomatic bull’s-eye with the sometimes controversial figure early on: but what’s next?
Kylie Morris
We’re in Tuscaloosa to trace the rising tide of re-segregation – a return to the “separate but equal days” that America was meant to have left behind.
A penthouse at a luxury apartment block in London is sold for a British record of £140m. Is this more evidence of an unwelcome housing bubble?
The UK economy grew by 0.8 per cent in the first three months of 2014, with output now on the verge of reaching levels last seen before the financial crisis began six years ago.
The United States takes action over the Ukraine crisis by imposing sanctions on seven individuals with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, including the head of energy company Rosneft.
An Egyptian court recommends the death penalty for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie, and 682 of his supporters.
Plans by part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland to pay bonuses double the size of salaries are scuppered by the government.
Western leaders agree to extend sanctions against Russia for failing to abide by the Ukraine peace accord agreed in Geneva.
John Kerry says America is “ready to act” against Russia and that the “window to change course is closing”. But is this just more empty words? Channel 4 News looks back.
As David Moyes licks his wounds, a victim of his predecessor’s success, Channel 4 News would like him to take heart – there are many who have been forced to live in the shadow of “giants”.
Gary Gibbon
The official version of events is that the prime minister was taken by surprise by Maria Miller’s resignation, but my sources tell me the decision was made to “get rid of her”.
Gary Gibbon
With inflation at 1.7 per cent and average private sector earnings at 1.7 per cent growth, are we turning a corner and what will that mean for a Labour campaign locked on to the cost of living crisis?