A Plan B for the banks but not the economy?
Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam asks whether bad news for the economy could end up being good news for the banks?
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If you thought the recession was over – think again. Households around Britain are only just beginning to feel the impact of the downturn, with another decade of financial pain likely.
President Barack Obama warns the United States is in a “national crisis” as he outlines a $447bn package of tax cuts and government spending in a bid to jump-start the sluggish US economy.
As the NHS reform bill begins its third reading, Channel 4 News Health and Social Care Correspondent Victoria Macdonald writes that it has polarised opinion across the spectrum at Westminster.
Channel 4 News Economics Editor Faisal Islam asks whether bad news for the economy could end up being good news for the banks?
Another 3 per cent was wiped off London’s leading shares today as more heavy losses for banking stocks pushed the FTSE 100 Index below the 5000 barrier.
People who are abused as children are twice as likely to suffer from depression and less likely to respond successfully to treatment according to a scientific analysis.
Most English local authorities are cutting subsidies to unprofitable bus routes in a move that threatens to leave pensioners out in the cold, Channel 4 News learns.
Senior police chief Sir Hugh Orde says Home Secretary Theresa May had no role in “more robust tactics”, no power to cancel police leave, and that the return of MPs from holiday was “an irrelevance”.
Prime Minister David Cameron announces greater police powers to deal with riots as he pledges to do “whatever it takes” to restore order to the streets after four nights of violence.
Theresa May says she will convene a task force to establish the scale of the problem of gang violence in the aftermath of the recent riots across England.
David Cameron and Theresa May insist the cuts won’t affect the police’s ability to handle major incidents like this week’s riots. FactCheck investigates.
David Cameron vows to do “everything necessary to restore order to Britain’s streets as he recalls Parliament and trebles police presence in London. There will be 16,000 officers on patrol tonight.
Why do some charities rely on government funding when others manage without? Channel 4 News speaks to organisations threatened with closure and charities which survive on public donations.
The chairman of HM Revenue & Customs apologises after a damning report by MPs warns that delays and unresponsiveness to queries by officials could undermine the tax system.
The UK economy has grown by just 0.2 per cent during the last quarter, with the Japanese tsunami, Royal Wedding, and April bank holidays all having an impact.