As St Paul’s Cathedral announce it is “optimistic that it will reopen”, the MP for the City of London tells Channel 4 News he believes the initial decision to close it was ‘spurious’.
Simon Harwood, the Scotland Yard officer accused of killing newspaper vendor Ian Tomlinson at the G20 protests in 2009, denies charges of manslaughter.
A day of riot and recapitalisation in this eurozone crisis. That’s the view from the G20 finance meeting in Paris. Protests against banks, in a week that I believe will end with the biggest bailout in world history, of the single currency, and also of the Eurozone’s banks.
George Osborne tells Channel 4 News that building the resources of the IMF should not substitute the eurozone building their own bailout funds, as Europe comes under pressure at the G20 in Paris.
Stock markets around the world drop as indebted Greece says it will miss its deficit reduction target.
As inspectors arrive in Greece to discuss bailing out the country’s economy, the president of the European Commission says the EU is facing the biggest challenge in its history.
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou says he will do what is necessary to deal with his country’s economic crisis, which is threatening to spill over into other European states.
What happens if Europe’s politicians fail to resolve Greece’s debt problems? Channel 4 News looks at the repercussions.
As finance ministers discuss the economic and financial crisis, former chancellor Alistair Darling tells Channel 4 News leadership is needed to avert another recession.
Economics Editor Faisal Islam reports from Athens as the Greek debt crisis fuels further global pleas for concerted action from Europe’s political leaders.
A secret network which looks and works like Facebook is being used by world leaders to chat in real-time. Channel 4 News reveals how it’s shaping the way G20 nations communicate in 2011.
G8 leaders are expected to approve a multi-billion dollar aid package to support Tunisia and Egypt, and will discuss issues ranging from the IMF leadership to global internet regulation.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission launches an investigation into fresh allegations that the police withheld evidence in the Ian Tomlinson case.
Ian Tomlinson’s family say they want to see Pc Simon Harwood go on trial for manslaughter after an inquest jury ruled he killed the newspaper seller unlawfully.
Police tactics used against climate camp protesters at the G20 protests in 2009 were “not lawful”, the High Court rules. A filmmaker recalls the “traumatic” events at the protest for Channel 4 News.