Economic crisis: special report

The government says economic growth will come from rebalancing the British economy in favour of manufacturing. But what does Britain still make? Business Correspondent Sarah Smith investigates.

President Napolitano has asked technocrat Mario Monti to form a new Italian government. Mr Monti said he wanted to work with the president to eliminate his “reservations” in accepting the post.

Silvio Berlusconi’s offer to resign as Italian prime minister has been accepted by President Napolitano, paving the way for his likely replacement by technocrat Mario Monti.

There have been more obituaries written for Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi over the years than he has had affairs. So how, despite the scandals, did he cling on for so long?

As Germany says the European Central Bank does not have “unlimited firepower” to come to the aid of indebted countries, an economist tells Channel 4 News it must do.

Sources in the EU say Germany and France are looking at a smaller eurozone, but economists tell Channel 4 News it will be a “Pandora’s box” and “the message from the Greek myth was do not open it”.

Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is creating 1,000 new jobs in the west Midlands to support a boost in production over the next five years.

The financial markets continue to put pressure on indebted Italy, despite Silvio Berlusconi’s decision to resign as prime minister.

Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi is planning to stand down after losing his parliamentary majority amid the financial turmoil engulfing Italy. Channel 4 News looks at the country’s economic future.

Journalists close to Silvio Berlusconi say Italy’s embattled prime minister is about to resign, as a crunch vote looms in the Italian parliament.

One forecast suggests the UK economy could comfortably survive a Greek exit from the euro. But a disorderly exit might result in a “horrific scenario” for this country.

The outgoing Greek prime minister has agreed to a crisis coalition which will back an international bailout deal within 24 hours. It follows a weekend of intense wrangling, as Jane Deith reports.

Greek opposition leader Antonis Samaras repeats his call for Prime Minister George Papandreou to resign and, as Jane Deith reports, Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi’s future is also looking more uncertain.

G20 leaders agree to boost the resources of the IMF, but fail to agree on how to pull the eurozone back from the brink, as the Greek prime minister faces a crucial vote.

Young graduates tell Channel 4 News they are ‘treated as slave labour’ – but an online fightback gathers strength, with campaigners warning they will go to court to get payment.