Budget

The Government is to announce U-turns on controversial Budget proposals dubbed the pasty tax and the caravan tax.

Britain should cut interest rates and consider quantitative easing to stimulate growth, the IMF says, on the back of reports showing 3 per cent inflation and predicting the recession is almost over.

More than 30,000 off-duty police officers march through central London in protest at cuts aimed at reducing their numbers by 20 per cent.

Spain partially nationalised banking giant Bankia SA after concerns about its real estate exposure in a scenario reminiscent of the Irish crisis following the 2008 implosion of Lehman Bros.

In an interview with Channel 4 News Chancellor George Osborne defends his decision to give an extra £10bn loan to the International Monetary Fund while preaching austerity measures at home.

As MPs debate George Osborne's budget, the National Pensioners Convention lobbies parliament over cuts to older people's tax allowances.

The Channel 4 News FactCheck team looks at how three generations have fared financially - from the baby boomers to today's school leavers.

Estimates used by Chancellor George Osborne to justify axing the 50p top tax rate are "highly uncertain", an influential group of MPs has warned.