4:28pm

UK accused of Litvinenko cover-up

Hague asks for documents to be withheld from inquest

9:32am

Met to probe claims against Lib Dem peer

Handling of sex abuse allegations puts Clegg’s role in doubt, say MPs

BoE governor Mervyn King, left, and his Japanese counterpart Masaaki Shirakawa in Tokyo ©Getty 9:08am

King defends looser monetary policy

BoE governor dismisses devaluation concerns

12:01am

MPs pinpoint blame for West Coast debacle

Report findings say ministers were at fault

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne answers an emergency question in the House of Commons on the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 25, 2013. See PA story ECONOMY Credit. ©PA 11:34pm

Osborne vows RBS will have domestic focus

Lender to specialise in credit for small businesses, says chancellor

10:51pm

Chancellor weighs impact of bad loans

Sluggish UK recovery linked to banks’ poor lending decisions

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne answers an emergency question in the House of Commons on the loss of the UK's prized AAA credit rating. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Monday February 25, 2013. See PA story ECONOMY Credit. ©PA 8:48pm

Osborne’s critics seize on downgrade

Chancellor comes under fire from Labour and his own party

8:33pm

Opponents fail to scupper London budget

Package passed despite concern over fire station closures

Eastleigh, UK. Conservative Party Candidate Maria Hutchins campaigns with MP Helen Grant, Member of Parliament for Maidstone and The Weald in Kent, in Eastleigh today 25th February 2013. ©LNP 8:13pm

Eastleigh poll points to Clegg lifeline

Voters appear unswayed by allegations against Lord Rennard

6:50pm

Legal action over online Bulger photos

Twitter users face charges over killers’ images

6:43pm

Pryce jury told to consider case ‘afresh’

Collapse of last trial ‘entirely irrelevant’ to deliberations

5:58pm

UK’s leading Catholic cleric steps down

Cardinal O’Brien pulls out of conclave to elect pope

12:14pm

The FT’s post Black Wednesday scoop

Global Insight 7:20pm

German president renews Europe debate

Joachim Gauck wants an EU commonwealth of nations and a European public space for debate

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Voters expect Osborne to stay his course

The British are busy hunkering down for years of squeezed living standards

Westminster Blog Feb 25, 2013

Westminster blog: Balls v Osborne

Westminster Blog Feb 25, 2013

Westminster blog: Currency battle with Scotland looms

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UK borrowers focus on paying debt

January mortgage approvals fell 14% on last year

From MARKETS Feb 25, 2013

Sterling hits two-year low after downgrade

Bets against pound grow, CFTC data show

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