ANALYSIS: PBR was a holding operation

We went full cirucle in speculation surrounding the Chancellor's plans. We thought they would be bolder but they weren't

Darling sticks by pledge to halve deficit

Chancellor restates aim to cut the public deficit in half by 2013-14, adding that it is not time for a spending review

Industry reacts: CBI slams tax rise

The business lobby group says Chancellor should not have raised national insurance amid rising unemployment

Middle income earners hit by NI increase

Previously announced rise means all earning £20,000 or more will pay 1 per cent more in National Insurance

Wealthy nations accused of 'carbon colonialism'

G77 bloc of developing nations warns that its members will not sign 'inequitable' deal at Copenhagen summit

Scots rush to join Army despite mounting toll

Number of soldiers recruited in Scotland has increased by 25 per cent since April as British losses continue to rise

Measure for measure: Pre-Budget at a glance

The Chancellor attempts to balance the books, cut spending and crack down on bonuses

PBR - bank supertax and public sector pay cap

Latest from autumn budget: surprise banks levy, public sector pay capped at 1%, National Insurance rise of 0.5%

Research throws up doubts over Tamiflu

There is no clear evidence that Tamiflu prevents complications in people with flu, new research suggests

Copenhagen told decade is world's warmest

Figures released in what Met Office admits was an attempt to influence the negotiations over cutting greenhouse gases

Hubble finds galaxies from infancy of universe

Newly installed infrared telescope captures images of 35 galaxies thought to be the oldest ever observed

Christian hoteliers 'abused Muslim guest'

Woman who wore hijab was subjected to verbal assault and told that her form of dress represented bondage, court hears

Testosterone's reputation largely undeserved

Far from increasing violence and greed, the male hormone can encourage decency and fair play, scientists have found

Bankers in pay dodges to save bonuses from tax

Terms of pay deals in City are being changed to avoid Darling’s threatened bonus tax on bankers’ earnings

Chancellor warns Whitehall of ‘real cuts’

Alistair Darling will say that Britain faces an era of deep spending cuts while protecting hospitals, schools and the police

Markets tell Darling: it's time to end the spending

The Chancellor is confronted with figures that suggest Britain will struggle to climb out of recession before the year end

Haringey still rated ‘poor’ year after Baby P

An Ofsted report finds social services in Haringey leaving children at risk despite the arrival of new management

Student Loans managers blamed for chaos

A report by a retired vice-chancellor found that only one in 20 phone calls had been answered at the peak of the crisis