More than 100 people protesting against government austerity cuts descend on the London home of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

The UK's tax-collecting service is praised by MPs for recovering billions of pounds in lost revenue - but it could have been considerably more if it had not shed so many jobs.

British defence giant BAE Systems secures a £1.6bn deal with Saudi Arabia that will safeguard more than 240 jobs that were under threat at its Yorkshire factory.

From Petra the dog to the sunken garden, generations of Britons have grown up watching Blue Peter. Now they will have to find it on digital channels - as part of BBC plans to slash costs.

The Home Secretary is heckled as she addresses the Police Federation. Officers wave placards declaring "enough is enough" in protest at funding cuts.

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.

Tens of thousands of civil servants are striking on Thursday in a dispute over the government's public sector pensions reforms.

From Greece to France, from Britain to Italy, the message seems clear. Voters have had enough of the politics of austerity, enough of economic pain. But is there a realistic alternative?

As the French go to the polls, President Sarkozy is blaming his waning popularity on the financial crisis, austerity measures, and a media "alliance" with Socialist front-runner François Hollande.