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Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside…or perhaps not
A gallery of images of some of Britain’s seaside towns – once glorious, now just ‘dumping grounds’ for the poor, according to one report.
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Growing economy – but is it boom or gloom for you?
The economy has grown for the second quarter in a row, as the chancellor says it is finally “on the mend”. Channel 4 News asks some small businesses if they now feel more confident about the future.
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Detroit files for bankruptcy – so what happens next?
“Let me be blunt: Detroit is broke.” Michigan’s governor says the city has gone bankrupt after 60 years of decline. But can the city that was once a symbol of industrial might bounce back?
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The taste of success: is food the key to economic growth?
Unemployment down, job vacancies up: good news for some, especially the food industry which is now Britain’s biggest private sector employer. So why is it so hard to get businesses off the ground?
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Banks told to plug £27bn hole to withstand future shocks
The City regulator says Britain’s banks still need to raise £27bn to withstand future shocks. Worst off is the taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland, which is told it has a gap of £13.6bn to plug.
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The true cost of food: not all about the price
Buy one, get one free: shops are wooing consumers with offers and vouchers, pushing down the rise in food prices to their lowest in almost three years.
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Half a million people turn to food banks to survive
The numbers of people relying on food banks to survive has exploded in the UK in what is being described as a “national disgrace”, as Cordelia Lynch reports.
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Going, gone: a fifth of high street shops could close
Buy now while stocks last: everything must go. Going “down the shops” is fast becoming a thing of the past, as a new report warns that one in five high street stores could close by 2018.
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Japanese shares tumble in biggest loss for two years
Share prices in Japan slide more than 7 per cent in their worst single day losses for more than two years – triggering slumps in markets around the world.
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Crisis at M&S as profits plunge to worst in four years
As Marks & Spencer posts its worst annual profits in four years, we ask: can Chief Executive Marc Bolland’s new team turn the company’s fortunes around?
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Austerity kids: what is it like growing up in Europe today?
As a UN team visits Greece to assess how austerity is hitting human rights, Channel 4 News wants your help to find out what impact the eurozone crisis is having on young people across Europe.
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Could you live on £53 a week?
Iain Duncan Smith says he could live on £53 a week – but could he? Channel 4 News looks at the numbers and speaks to one woman who is struggling to cope on this amount of money.
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Budget 2013: what to watch out for
Ahead of Chancellor George Osborne’s 2013 budget, here are five key things to look out for – from the changes which could hit your pocket to the numbers behind Britain’s zombie economy.
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Payday lenders: change or get shut down
The Office of Fair Trading gives the payday lending industry 12 weeks to clean up its act or firms will have their licences removed.
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The highs and lows of child poverty
One in five children in the UK lives below the poverty line, but there is a vast gulf in poverty rates across the UK – and can you guess which MPs’ constituencies have the lowest levels?