Spending cuts

The singer Charlotte Church has said she would be prepared to pay a 70 per cent top rate of tax if it would end the governments austerity measures.

The charity Crisis opens its doors to an expected 4,000 Christmas guests amid claims that benefit cuts are driving up homelessness.

Labour’s Hilary Benn tells Channel 4 News that cuts in street lighting have made roads more dangerous and people feel unsafe walking home in the dark.

From the Northern Rock collapse, to crashed markets via bust banks, coalitions cuts and painful austerity, this clickable graphic tracks how the British economy recovered.

News that UK house prices are soaring echoes economist Thomas Piketty’s warning that in the west we can now earn more by owning things than by working. Will the social fabric disintegrate as a result?

After years in the doldrums, Britain appears to be in the midst of sustainable growth. But it’s not good news all round.

It is 12 months since the government removed its spare room subsidy, dubbed the “bedroom tax” by critics. It is designed to save money and free up under-occupied homes, so what effect has it had?

Chancellor George Osborne will deliver his fifth budget on Wednesday. It is bound to include measures that could not have been predicted, but here is what we can expect.

Barristers in England and Wales stage a half-day walkout in protest at government cuts to legal aid, which could leave them paid as little as £20 for a day’s work.

As benefits are tightened for migrants entering the UK, are Roma migrants being singled out unfairly by the government?

What bright ideas would light up the UK economy for you? George Osborne has set out his plan for economic recovery, but Channel 4 News wanted to find out what people on the street would like to see.

Criminal barristers are threatening strike action if the government does not drop plans to slash legal aid, a leading QC warns.

Twenty-five hours of free childcare funded by the state. Labour is promising to help working families beat the cost of living crisis – with a higher tax on banks to pay for it.

Detroit: the US city turned failed state, where even the priceless art collection could be up for sale. But there is hope too, with signs of new development and jobs – a contrast to talk of despair.

“Let me be blunt: Detroit is broke.” Michigan’s governor says the city has gone bankrupt after 60 years of decline. But can the city that was once a symbol of industrial might bounce back?