Spending Cuts Check: special report

Despite promises from the Government that English universities would charge the maximum tuition fee of £9,000 from 2012 only in “exceptional circumstances”, the opposite now appears to be the case.

Will more students from lower-income backgrounds be able to attend top universities under the new funding plans, despite maximum fees of £9,000? Channel 4 News checks it out.

Exclusive: the Coalition Government is pushing ahead with private finance initiative (PFI) projects despite branding the funding model as “discredited” and “dodgy” before the 2010 election.

Pilots of the RAF’s top fighter jets – currently in action over Libya – are being grounded as a lack of spare parts means they cannot put in the flying hours to keep their skills up to date, MPs warn.

New figures from the Communities Department confirm that the wealthier your area, the more likely you are to pay high council taxes and to receive less from central government.

Oxford University hits back at David Cameron’s claims that only one black student was accepted into the prestigious university in the 2010 intake.

As the Bank of England meets to set interest rates, one of its main headaches is soaring petrol prices. Channel 4 News maps where you can get the cheapest, and most expensive, petrol in the UK.

Thefts of military hardware, including supplies for frontline troops, could get worse if drastic cuts in the budget for the military police go ahead, the Defence Police Federation has warned.

The start of the new tax year has been dubbed “worse-off Wednesday”. One tax expert tells Channel 4 News many families will be worse-off in 2011 but not because of these changes.

Plans to reassess people who receive incapacity benefit to check if they are “fit for work” will be rolled out this week. One disabled campaigner tell Channel 4 News her fears over the changes.

As the Government outlines plans to create a flat £140-a-week state pension to fix a system it says is “in crisis”, Channel 4 News looks at why less than half of people under 35 save for a pension.

In an exclusive interview with Channel 4 News, Housing Minister Grant Shapps has conceded that the poorest local authorities will suffer the most under Government spending cuts.

As hundreds of theatres, dance and arts groups lose their funding, Channel 4 News maps the organisations hit by the Arts Council’s “painful decisions”. There are some winners too.

Sir Denis O’Connor says it will be ‘very difficult’ for the police front line to remain intact as budget cuts start to bite.

Education Secretary Michael Gove announces a new £180m bursary fund to help the poorest over 16-year-olds stay in education. It replaces the £560m EMA scheme cut in last year’s Spending Review.