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Osborne: Portugal bailout shows cuts are needed
As Portugal becomes the latest EU country to ask for a bailout, George Osborne says the Government’s austerity measures are needed to prevent a similar crisis in the UK. Faisal Islam takes a look.
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Nick Clegg’s social mobility drive ‘doesn’t go far enough’
Nick Clegg says young people’s opportunities must not be limited by who they know. One of the Deputy PM’s former interns tells Channel 4 News the social mobility strategy does not go far enough.
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Police defend tactics after Trafalgar Square violence
Police have defended their tactics after violence broke out in Trafalgar Square following the spending cuts demonstration. More than 200 people were arrested and dozens injured.
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Budget 2011: the analysis
Chancellor George Osborne delivers a “keep calm and carry on” Budget – with some surprises, including fuel price cuts for the consumer. An expert picks out the key points for Channel 4 News.
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Japan food fears as engineers battle to cool nuclear plant
Japan is considering banning the sale of food from Fukushima due to radiation. Teams are trying to restore power to the nuclear plant and Alex Thomson says businesses are closing early to save energy.
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Moving May Day could ‘extend tourism season’
Could the Maypole be facing the chop? With the government considering a new bank holiday later in the year, Channel 4 News fans on Twitter and Facebook have been busy suggesting where it should go.
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Big brands make their TV debut after Ofcom rule change
Advertisers can now pay broadcasters to feature their clients’ brands in UK-produced television programmes, but one advertising expert predicts that product placement will be slow to take off.
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Economy slump is worse than expected
GDP dropped 0.6 per cent in the last quarter of 2010 – worse than the original 0.5 per cent estimate which caused economic shockwaves. Can the Government still blame the weather, Siobhan Kennedy asks.
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‘Let private companies run public services’ – David Cameron
Prime Minister David Cameron says most public services could be run by private firms, charities and voluntary groups – a move denounced by unions as “classic nasty party stuff”.
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Benefits reform: ‘biggest shake-up for 60 years’
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
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Raoul Moat ‘friends’ in court accused of helping gunman
Dramatic evidence has emerged about fugitive gunman Raoul Moat, who went on the run after shooting three people last July. Darshna Soni reports on the two men accused of helping him hide from police.
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Union leader warns of co-ordinated strike action
There was fighting talk from the country’s largest trade union today when its newly elected leader warned of widespread and co-ordinated industrial action in the new year, writes Victoria Macdonald.
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Child poverty: ‘Support better than benefits’
A study into child poverty by Labour MP Frank Field says disadvantaged families should be offered more support rather than benefit increases and tax credits.
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Treasury unveils bank levy
The Treasury publishes draft legislation introducing a permanent levy on bank balance sheets.