12:01am

Treasury seals Guernsey tax deal

Assets will need to be declared in clampdown on evasion

12:01am

Birth rate rise sparks schools crisis

National Audit Office says system showing ‘real strain’

11:36pm

Most NHS staff to get 1% pay rise

Move ends two-year pay freeze but marks real-terms pay cut

9:41pm

Rural broadband plans descends into farce

BT only bidder for £530m after process intended to boost competition

8:20pm

Climbdown likely over bank shortfall alert

Capital deficit looks far less than Bank of England’s feared £50bn

8:15pm

Asset sales seen as way to raise billions

Alternative review includes privatisation targets to alleviate cuts

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King arrives at PortCullis House to give evidence over Banking Standards. ©EPA 8:10pm

King speaks out to halt sterling’s fall

BoE governor says currency is now ‘properly valued’

7:38pm

Independent body to oversee infrastructure

Non-political stance best for long-term plans, Olympics figures to say

4:40pm

Litvinenko inquest delayed by five months

Extra time needed to translate material on death of ex-KGB agent

12:55pm

UK launches unit to tackle cyber crime

Developing expertise offers chance to neuter threat and boost economy

12:48pm

Trinity Mirror journalists arrested over hacking

Police investigation expands beyond News International titles

12:32pm

Cameron calls vote on press regulation

Prime minister pulls out of cross-party talks on Leveson reforms

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA 10:39pm

UK and France push to arm Syria rebels

Countries urge EU to loosen weapons embargo

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 8:30pm

Osborne weighs monetary activism options

Adviser tours US seeking opinion on growth strategy and BoE remit

From COMPANIES 6:45pm

UK government backs seabed mining sector

Exploration licence given to Lockheed Martin subsidiary

From COMMENT 6:18pm

Tories gripped by a ‘puritanical zeal’

By-election defeat has renewed talk about life after Cameron

From COMMENT 6:11pm

UK Budget: No Plan B for the economy

The chancellor and prime minister are convinced that they are on the right track

From UK BUSINESS 2:59pm

UK Budget 2013: Wishlists

Business leaders look ahead to George Osborne’s Budget statement

From ASIA-PACIFIC 9:06am

Sri Lanka under pressure over human rights

India expected to support US-sponsored resolution on Colombo

Mar 14, 2013

MPs ‘unprepared’ for ageing population

Peers say equity from homes should fund rich’s care needs

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