Solar panel gains could be slashed for people who install after 8 December, according to a document accidentally leaked by the Energy Saving Trust (EST).
The Government faces further calls to cap the cost of payday loans and other high costs credit firms, after an e-petition urging action was launched this week in support of proposals by Labour MP Stella Creasy.
David Cameron has acknowledged that the latest unemployment figures are "very disappointing" after more than 100,000 people joined the ranks of those looking for a job.
An additional 80,000 low income families are to be eligible for help with meeting the costs of childcare under plans announced today by the Government.
Confidence in the UK's financial sector was dealt a blow today after an agency slashed the credit ratings of some of Britain's biggest financial institutions to reflect reduced Government support.
7 October 2011
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