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PM urged to cut wind farm subsidy

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 09:59
More than 100 Conservatives are among MPs who have written to the prime minister calling on him to slash subsidies for onshore wind turbines.

Councils owed £2.3m by developers

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 08:29
More than half of Welsh councils are owed money from private developers which should be going towards community facilities.

Women urged to 'drop drink size'

Sun, 02/05/2012 - 01:40
The Scottish government is launching a "changing attitudes" campaign to encourage women to drop a drink size.

High Streets bid for £1m funding

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 11:35
The government is looking for 12 run down High Streets in England to share £1m as a part of plans proposed by TV retail guru Mary Portas.

Huhne's exit 'a loss to cabinet'

Sat, 02/04/2012 - 11:32
Chris Huhne's resignation as Energy Secretary will be a loss to the cabinet and the Lib Dems, his former parliamentary private secretary tells BBC News.

Huhne resigns over points charge

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 20:10
Chris Huhne vows to clear his name as he resigns as energy secretary to fight a charge of perverting the course of justice relating to a 2003 speeding case.

Tories' concern at charity links

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 19:27
The Conservatives demand answers about links between the Labour Party and the chief executive of a charity facing allegations of financial mismanagement.

Profile: Chris Huhne

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:38
The millionaire ex-journalist unafraid of cabinet showdowns

Labour: Banks must serve society

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:34
Ed Miliband calls for a culture of "one nation banking" in which financial institutions are not "isolated" from the rest of the economy and society.

Cameron in enterprise zone gaffe

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:20
Prime Minister David Cameron is accused of a "hugely embarrassing" gaffe when he refers to a non-existent enterprise zone in Plymouth.

Green void looms after Huhne departure

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 16:01
What Huhne’s departure means to 'the greenest government ever'

Ed Davey is new energy secretary

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:57
Lib Dem minister Ed Davey is named the new energy and climate change secretary following Chris Huhne's resignation, while Norman Lamb takes over his role as business minister.

Health bodies reject NHS reforms

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:23
Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government.

Cameron to make official US visit

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 15:21
Prime Minister David Cameron will make an official visit to the US next month, the White House says.

VIDEO: Chris 'can rub people up wrong way'

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:55
A Lib Dem MEP who worked alongside Chris Huhne in the European Parliament said the former energy and climate secretary could "rub people up the wrong way".

VIDEO: Huhne made 'the right decision'

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:13
Prime Minister David Cameron says Chris Huhne made "the right decision" in resigning as energy secretary after being charged with perverting the course of justice.

VIDEO: Can Germany teach UK about banking?

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:08
Shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna explained why Labour was looking at international lessons of good practice in finance.

Union plea to delay exams change

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 14:05
Schools should be allowed to delay a new exam system if they are not ready to implement it, Scotland's largest teaching union says.

VIDEO: Review of Chris Huhne's political career

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:48
As the energy and climate change secretary stands down from the cabinet, Adam Fleming looks back over the career of the MP for Eastleigh in Hampshire.

New date set for referendum talks

Fri, 02/03/2012 - 13:43
First Minister Alex Salmond and Scottish Secretary Michael Moore are to hold independence referendum talks in Edinburgh on 13 February.