Summer budget 2015: BBC will fund £650m licence fee for over 75s says John Whittingdale
The BBC's director-general says the agreement will secure the long-term funding of the broadcaster.
Osborne to slash benefit cap and remove housing subsidies as part of £12bn welfare cuts
Welfare cuts are part of Chancellor's strategy to balance budget.
Osborne accuses BBC of 'imperial ambitions' and plans to cut its income by £650m
Wednesday's Budget will see BBC's budget cut by a fifth, as well as market rents introduced for social housing.
George Osborne to scrap inheritance tax on homes worth up to £1m
Chancellor expected to announce tax threshold on properties worth up to £1m.
Conservatives promise fight over social housing and Housing Benefit cuts
David Cameron and George Osborne promise to 'take on' opponents to Tory's plans to reduce social housing.
Disabled consumers struggle with extra everyday living costs of £550 per month
The Extra Costs Commission launched by Scope has urged government and regulators to intervene.
Tower Hamlets: Rabina Khan campaign tainted by Lutfur Rahman corruption shadow in troubled East End borough
Ex-Tower Hamlets mayor Rahman endorsing and campaigning for his old colleague Khan.
Government cuts to benefits and education will be more severe than expected says IFS
Because of increased spending on the NHS, the government will have to make deep cuts into other departments.
Edmund Shing: UK house prices, stocks and bonds are too expensive so look to AIM and Asia
Nobel Prize winner Professor Robert Shiller is famous for predicting market bubbles.
UK mortgage approvals: 'Significant' jump leads to biggest rise since 2013
The BBA says that mortgage approvals rose by 7% in April.
Queen's Speech: EU referendum by 2017, Right to Buy scheme extended and 7-day NHS in 5 years
Queen outlines Tory's plans as she delivers speech during state opening of Parliament.
US Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen expects interest rates to rise later in 2015
US 'well-positioned' for continued growth despite a first-quarter slowdown.
Landlords 'putting profits before safety' as they rake in £5.6bn on dodgy homes
Report from Citizens Advice Bureau shows that 16% of privately rented homes are not safe
Edmund Shing: Goodbye Labour mansion tax, hello Tory post-election property bonanza at Berkeley and Foxtons [Video]
A property bonanza looms now that a Labour mansion tax is no longer on the cards.
David Cameron should stop shaming Britain and let Mediterranean refugees in now
The narrative on migrants in Britain is deplorable and unbeffiting a proud history of taking refugees in
Conservatives eye £12bn welfare cuts and Bedroom Tax rise
Prime Minister David Cameron embarks on a programme of welfare cuts with fears for the most vulnerable in society.
Prospect of uncertainty looms despite early signs of market approval
Early positive response to a Conservative victory is set to make way for caution.
Election 2015: Whitehall officials draw up 'hit list' of benefit cuts for the next government - report
Civil servants describe the cuts as 'very/highly/extremely controversial'.
Election 2015: Labour's Ed Miliband promises to axe the 'bedroom tax' on day one
The pledge will come with just six days to go before the general election on 7 May.
Question Time special: David Cameron beats Ed Miliband in final TV showdown
The Tory leader came out on top of the BBC event, according to a snap ICM poll for The Guardian.
UK Election: David Cameron presents plans for first 100 days
David Cameron has announced his plan for the first 100 days of a new Tory government.
Election 2015: Is Natalie Bennett to blame for Green Party boom to bust?
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has seen a Green surge replaced by a rapid decline in support.
Five years of coalition: The legacy of Cameron and Clegg
A timeline of the major policies of the coalition government since 2010.
Election 2015: Greens to promise £1.1bn extra a year into youth services
Natalie Bennett will hope to win over young voters with the pledge when she visits London.
British Conservative Party launches right-to-buy plan for 1.3 million families
David Cameron's new policy harks back to the days of Margaret Thatcher.
Mansion tax: A Scot looks forward to his share of the spoils
Who could possibly be wanting a transfer of some of that Mansion Tax yield?
UK children living in 'Victorian conditions' because of austerity, say teachers
Teachers warn children are living in 'Victorian conditions' and are 'blighted and degraded by poverty and homelessness'.
Leaders' debate: Nicola Sturgeon surges to victory in historic TV showdown
The SNP leader came out on top after the hotly contested ITV debate in Salford.
Welfare cuts will push Britain's mental health services towards crisis
Thousands of mentally ill people already lack the support they need - and welfare cuts would only make this worse.
London housing crisis: Families pushed out of the capital 35 times quicker than 5 years ago
Families are being forced to move from the UK capital city 35 times more than compared to five years ago.
