Budget 2013 at a glance: 10 key points
All you need to know about the main measures in chancellor George Osborne’s budget |
Budget 2013: Osborne downgrades UK growth forecasts
• 2013 growth forecast cut to 0.6% |
Disappointing 4G mobile broadband auction leaves Treasury £1.2bn short
Mobile operators must pay £2.3bn for the extra bandwidth they need – but George Osborne had been pencilling in £3.5bn |
Welsh secretary criticised for speaking against gay couples raising children
Tory MP David Jones says same-sex couples cannot provide ‘warm and safe environment for the upbringing of children’ |
Horsemeat scandal: bute drug ‘presents very low risk to public health’
Chief medical officer moves to allay concerns of any potential harm from phenylbutazone as butchers report spike in business |
Gleision mine deaths: manager charged with manslaughter
Malcolm Fyfield accused of gross negligence manslaughter over deaths of four miners in south Wales in September 2011 |
Mother jailed for beating son to death for failing to memorise Qur’an
Sara Ege, who claimed the devil urged her to beat the seven-year-old, told she will serve at least 17 years in prison |
Lostprophets singer remanded in custody charged with child sex offences
Ian Watkins denies conspiring to rape girl aged under 13 and possessing indecent images of children |
