Tuition fees

Students protest in London against a student loans system that already costs them some £40,000 over three years, and is set to become even more expensive, especially for those on low incomes.

As a fluke helps convict a PC of assault during the 2010 tuition fees protest, student William Horner, who broke a tooth during the demo, tells Channel 4 News it could be “the tip of an iceberg”.

PC Andrew Ott, who hit student William Horner with his riot shield, was recorded saying after the incident “he’s going to have to have done something, coz I’ve put his tooth out”.

Ed Miliband sets out how a Labour government would honour its pledge to cut university tuition fees to £6,000 a year, saying an “entire generation” has been betrayed.

Students at Warwick University are protesting after video shows police drawing a Taser and using CS spray at a protest for free education.

Universities are less likely to offer a place to black and ethnic minority students than comparable white British students, research finds – and it probably has not improved much since 2008.

The general election is exactly a year away and predicting a winner has never been harder. Channel 4 News looks at three banana skins that could change everything.

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

He was the fresh-faced politician on the block in 2010. But with the Rennard row showing no signs of easing, Nick Clegg looks weary and his party is in the doldrums. So what next for the Lib Dems?

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.