Brown rallies Cabinet in Birmingham Prime Minister Gordon Brown is to tell Cabinet ministers he is determined to provide leadership by "squaring up to hard truths, being open with the British people about the choices we face, and making tough decisions".In a document being circulated as the Cabinet meets outside London for the first time in almost a century, he will acknowledge that the UK faces new economic, social and technological challenges due to ever-accelerating globalisation. (08/09/2008) 
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Unions attack Labour over pay The Government will come under attack from trade unions later over the pay of public sector workers as they gear up for fresh strikes later this year.Delegates at the TUC Congress in Brighton will debate calls for co-ordinated industrial action over ministers' attempts to limit pay rises to 2% in the public sector. (08/09/2008)
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Warning over growing fuel poverty Almost a quarter of the population will be in fuel poverty by next year and those on low incomes will be especially badly hit, new figures have shown.A report published by the National Housing Federation shows that by the end of 2009 5.7 million UK households will be spending at least 10% of their annual income on energy bills - an increase of 100% since 2005. (08/09/2008)
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Mortgage takeovers 'may boost UK' British mortgage experts have welcomed the historic US government takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.The Bush administration announced it is taking control of the two institutions to avert the potential for major financial turmoil. Their bankruptcy could have triggered an economic collapse. (08/09/2008)
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Nationwide announces mergers Mortgage lender Nationwide announced mergers with smaller mutuals the Derbyshire and Cheshire building societies.Both groups had asked the Nationwide to consider deals following the identification of financial issues. (08/09/2008)
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New storms 'may cause more flooding' Torrential rains which lashed the country over the weekend have eased off, but forecasters have warned of more floods to come.Clear skies are likely to be the calm before another storm. (08/09/2008)
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Home broadband 'could cost £30bn' Installing high speed broadband in every home in the UK could cost almost £30 billion, an industry report said.The figure comes in a report by the Broadband Stakeholder Group (BSG) - the Government's advisory group on broadband - on the costs of fibre-based next generation broadband in the UK. (08/09/2008)
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UK finances a straitjacket: Osborne The poor state of the British economy will impose a "straitjacket" on an incoming Conservative administration for several years if the party wins the next election, shadow chancellor George Osborne has warned.Mr Osborne told The Guardian that the "complete economic mess" left by Gordon Brown would "cast a long shadow" over British politics, prompting the Tories to think "very hard" about what they will do in government. (08/09/2008)
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£75m childcare boost for families Some 50,000 low-income families across England are to be offered £205 a week to pay for childcare so parents can get training to help them back to work.The £75 million programme will be available to couples where one parent works and the other wants to learn new skills which will help them in their search for a job. (08/09/2008)
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Voters back immigration levels cut Significant cuts in immigration are backed by a large majority of supporters of all political parties, according to a new poll.The YouGov survey was released at the launch of a new cross-party parliamentary group calling for a balanced migration policy, under which immigration is capped in line with the number of emigrants to maintain a stable UK population over time. (08/09/2008)
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