Student protests

Police have released CCTV footage of the moment a royal convoy carrying the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall was attacked by protesters in London, in a bid to identify those involved.

Senior Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes, who abstained in the tuition fees vote, tells Channel 4 News why he accepted a government post encouraging poor students to attend university.

Students turn against the Liberal Democrats and embrace Labour as opposition mounts to the Coalition Government’s plan to treble university tuition fees.

The House of Lords vote by a majority of 68 in favour of government’s controversial plans to raise tuition fees. Protesting students tell Channel 4 News “this is just the beginning”.

More student protests are taking place – this time against plans to axe the Education Maintenance Allowance. It comes as police release new photos and footage from last week’s demonstrations.

Yesterday’s tuition fee vote produced the predicted Lib Dem divisions – but it also shone a new light on splits in the Conservative Party, says Gaby Hinsliff.

As Scotland Yard launches a criminal inquiry into the attack on Prince Charles and wife Camilla, one former officer tells Channel 4 News that the Prince may have overruled advice not to make the trip.

Protesters are once again descending on London in their thousands today, as MPs vote on whether to treble tuition fees for students.

As the Government wins a vote to treble university tuition fees, violence flares across Whitehall. Alex Thomson says that nine police officers and scores of protesters are hurt.

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg is facing a major rebellion over tuition fee rises after failing to persuade all his MPs to accept the policy.

Thousands of students are expected to take to the streets today and tomorrow to protest against the planned rise in tuition fees.

Music legends The Smiths made an unlikely appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions earlier, with David Cameron conceding he may not be a “charming man” in the eyes of Johnny Marr and students.

The Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg says that all his party’s Ministers will support plans to raise university tuition fees following a meeting of MPs at Westminster.