With so many people using food banks in the current economic climate, why has the government stopped official collecting of information on their use? Paraic O’Brien reports.
A firefighters strike seems “unavoidable” in England and Wales in a row over pensions, according to the Fire Brigades Union.
Shoppers in England will face a 5p charge for plastic bags under a new government plan to be announced by Nick Clegg.
House of Commons Deputy Speaker Nigel Evans resigns after the director of public prosecutions reveals he will be charged with a series of sex offences against seven men.
George Osborne claims the UK economy has “turned a corner” with some signs of recovery. Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls tells Cathy Newman the damage to living standards has already been done.
The government is criticised by the public spending watchdog for the way it has handled preparations for its new universal credit, with ministers unsure how it would work and £34m written off.
The government’s attempts to clean up political lobbying are condemned by charities as the Commons debates the proposed reforms.
Fading seaside towns have become “dumping grounds” for welfare claimants, vulnerable people and those on low incomes, a think-tank report warns.
Families where both parents are in work could soon be offered taxpayer-funded help with childcare, according to reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg criticises a Home Office scheme in which vans bore billboards encouraging illegal immigrants to return “home”, insisting no Liberal Democrats were aware of the plan.
Judges rule that the government’s new “bedroom tax” does not unlawfully discriminate against disabled people in social housing.
Jon Snow
Sixty-eight years ago today America detonated the world’s first nuclear bomb at its Trinity testing site in New Mexico. Today the most intriguing aspect of the nuclear debate is that it is so low-key.
Gary Gibbon
Are the wrong people supporting Ed Miliband’s attempts to reform Labour’s links with trade unions?
There are mixed reactions to George Osborne’s spending review; charities and unions attack curbs on welfare but business groups praise the chancellor’s commitment to infrastructure spending.
Chancellor George Osborne tells MPs Britain will have to endure another £11.5bn of cuts, with further pain for public sector workers. But infrastructure spending will receive a boost.