6:35pm

Queen ends jubilee year at cabinet

Queen at Cabinet ©AFP

Last monarch to sit in was George III in 1781

6:18pm

‘Error’ not to use West Coast advisers

Spending on consultants likely to have avoided fiasco

Kensington & Chelsea ©Bloomberg 4:23pm

Councils call for census check

Claim number of temporary visitors will rob districts of funds

3:24pm

Experts fail to agree on Bill of Rights

Opponents feared UK exit from European rights laws

9:28am

Yeo to push for energy bill amendment

Senior Tory backs inclusion of decarbonisation target

NHS doctor ©Getty 9:12am

GPs face patient spending curbs

Budget squeeze raises concerns over rationing

11:50pm

Call to cut doctors’ national bonuses

Changes to bonuses could save £100m-£150m annually, report says

11:39pm

Watchdog to probe ‘plebgate’ officer

Met police stress no evidence leak was from those involved

9:00pm

Severn barrage backers seek investors

Hafren executives to make public case for tidal barrier

G4S ©PA 9:00pm

G4S set for welfare reform role

Olympic security provider to run call centres for universal credit

8:15pm

EU exit is ‘imaginable’, says Cameron

PM under increasing pressure from eurosceptic Tory backbenchers

7:22pm

Queen to attend cabinet meeting

Visit comes as part of the diamond jubilee celebrations

From LONDON 2012 OLYMPICS 6:05pm

Elite sports receive record cash package

Award of £347m pot decided by 2012 Olympic success

From LIFE & ARTS Dec 17, 2012

Cycling gains from Olympic legacy funds

Extra rewards for sports that improve participation

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 17, 2012

Scotland faces rise in ranks of elderly

Census data reveal growing imbalance between young and old

Dec 17, 2012

Clegg sets scene for coalition conflicts

Deputy PM seeks to position Lib Dems firmly in centre ground

Women at the Top Dec 17, 2012

Gender gap in boardroom narrows

Male directors still outnumber female counterparts by over three to one

Dec 17, 2012

Cable reveals plans for patents earnings boost

Measures to increase UK earnings from intellectual property

From COMPANIES Dec 16, 2012

Price tag of £1bn on military airwaves

Auction to support 4G networks and government coffers

From COMPANIES Dec 16, 2012

Questions raised over mobile ‘not-spots’

Further delays follow concerns for funding

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