Special Reports
Spending cuts check
Channel 4 News maps the spending cuts across the UK amid the deepest austerity measures since World War Two.
Q&A: What next for the British high street?
"Dazzling" sales in the week before Christmas, yet forecasts remain gloomy as plunging profits threaten to close more shops. Channel 4 News asks: what is the future of the British high street?
Food poverty on the rise as recession hits home
by Gary Gibbon
by Gary Gibbon
In 21st century Britain, you would not expect people across the country to need food handouts to survive - particularly those with jobs. But that's exactly what Political Editor Gary Gibbon finds.
Children in need losing out on frontline services
by Jackie Long
by Jackie Long
Thousands of vulnerable children and families are being left without access to vital services because of the government cuts, according to one of the country's biggest children's charities.
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Is it time for a 'revolution' in the way we age?
With the number of over-65s expected to nearly double by 2050 and little plan for how to support them, Channel 4 News looks at what can be done to cope with the perfect storm of an ageing population.
Read more on Faisal Islam's blog
Can the chancellor really raise billions from the sale of 4G?
George Osborne's Autumn Statement assumes he is right to claim he can raise £3.5bn from the sale of 4G. A sell-off in the Netherlands did eight times better than expected, but can Britain manage a sim
Domestic violence cuts threaten services
One in five domestic violence centres has cut services in the last year due to funding problems - despite many refuges already having to turn women away because they are full, Channel 4 News learns.
Read more on Faisal Islam's blog
Bank of England: QE makes the wealthy even wealthier
The Bank of England has just released a fascinating defence of the unintended consequences of its massive quantitative easing programme. Economics Editor Faisal Islam takes a look.
Government claims £5.5bn departmental savings
The government announces it has slashed £5.5bn from departmental spending in the last year, including an 85 per cent reduction in the number of consultants it employs.
Read more on Faisal Islam's blog
"It could be a lot worse...": Osborne's five GDP shuffles
Economics Editor Faisal Islam blogs on his meeting with George Osborne - and the five key areas where the chancellor has 'refined' his views on the economy.
Cameron: benefits change can end welfare gap
David Cameron warns that the welfare system is causing deep social divisions and signals a rethink over what benefits are for and who receives them.
