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The International Monetary Fund says economic growth in Britain will be lower than expected this year and the government may have to delay its tax and spending plans.

Unemployment is rising at its fastest level for two years, as the number of young people without jobs surges.

Thousands more civil servants are set to lose their jobs at the Ministry of Defence in a second wave of cuts that will reduce its workforce by 40 per cent.

The Government has scaled back plans for cuts to the coastguard service, but many centres will still close. One MP whose husband died at sea tells Channel 4 News the plans still leave her “horrified”.

A top-level leak reveals deep concerns over Treasury plans to limit total household benefits to £500 a week. Ministers fear the move could force tens of thousands of people out of their homes.

Health Minister Paul Burstow says there are no easy answers to the funding of social care for the elderly.

The Prime Minister David Cameron is set to add his voice to calls for public sector workers to cancel this week’s mass strike over pensions.

As the Defence Secretary outlines major reforms for the MoD, the head of a defence think tank tells Channel 4 News the military realises it must change or face being “hung out to dry” by politicians.

Channel 4 News maps the increasing price of university tuition fees amid changes to government funding. Use the slider to change the cost, navigate the map and click on the icons to find out more.

The IMF endorses George Osborne’s plans for getting the UK economy back on its feet and expects to see “moderate growth” this year, despite the slowdown at the end of 2010.

Chancellor George Osborne is keen to promote progressive economic policies. But are such egalitarian impulses reflected in the backgrounds of his special advisers at the Treasury?

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

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.

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.

Chancellor George Osborne delivers Budget 2011 and a fuel duty “bombshell”. Follow reaction and analysis, plus video and comments from the #c4Budget Twitter panel.