Economic crisis: special report

Eurozone governments finally agree a second bailout package for Greece after months of wrangling and a last round of more than 12 hours of talks in Brussels.

Greece is widely expected to be granted a new 130bn euro (£110bn) bailout, with eurozone financial ministers meeting in Brussels to iron out more unpopular austerity measures.

As Topshop’s boss champions British designers and manufacturers at London Fashion Week, an industry expert warns Channel 4 News there is a limit to what can be produced on UK soil.

Ed Miliband has warned that the so-called “squeezed middle” are set to feel the pinch even more thanks to changes in the tax and benefits system.

Alongside increasing unemployment, there has also been a steady rise in the numbers of self-employed and part-time workers. Channel 4 News analyses the phenomenon.

Moody’s has put Britain’s coveted AAA rating on negative outlook, making a downgrade more likely. What effect would this have on the country?

The CBI employers’ body says Britain will avoid recession but other forecasters are less opimistic, with one economist telling Channel 4 News that “the economy is going nowhere”.

As Greek protesters take to the streets, PM Lucas Papademos urges his politicians to back the unpopular financial bailout or condemn the country to “uncontrolled economic chaos and social explosion”.

The former Greek finance minister tells Channel 4 News the mood in Greece may turn nasty over austerity cuts aimed at securing a bailout – but the country has to change to stay in the eurozone.

Greek political leaders agree a last-minute deal on austerity measures needed to qualify for a bailout worth billions. But unions, who say the measures will create “misery”, are planning strikes.

Twenty years ago a £100,000 annuity pot would give a £15,000 income. Nowadays it would give barely a third of that. Neil MacDonald explains why quantitative easing is pushing down retirement incomes.

Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Philip Hampton tells Channel 4 News RBS boss Stephen Hester is “low paid” compared to others in the banking sector, but admits pay generally is “very high”.

The government’s latest reforms to public sector pensions will not benefit the taxpayer in the long run, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank.

Former Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Fred “the shred” Goodwin loses his knighthood in a “very political strip show”, as Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon reports.

Stephen Hester decides not to take his shares-only bonus of nearly £1m, but is it fair to single him out? Detonating his persona will do nothing to stop another financial crisis, writes Jon Snow.