Cameron lectures Greece, Clegg lectures Germany

Unrest has been heightened in Greece as austerity measures hit.

The British government has tried to bring the two sides of the eurozone debate together with separate messages to the Greek and German people on the back of a G8 meeting in the US.

Deal with Germany possible over EU treaty change

Cameron and Merkel in eurozone standoff

Cameron cagey over EU treaty change

Mandelson and Jowell set for Leveson appearance

Mandelson: 'Too friendly' too media

Peter Mandelson and Tessa Jowell will give evidence to the Leveson inquiry today, at the start of a packed week at the royal courts of justice.

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Next week at Leveson: The trial of Jeremy Hunt begins

Mr Hunts political career will hang on what happens at the Leveson inquiry over the next few weeks

The two men whose emails triggered a furious row over the conduct of Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Leveson inquiry next week.

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Away from Westminster the gay marriage battle continues

The battle over gay marriage heats up

Campaigners for and against gay marriage are ramping up their efforts amid confusing signs about the likelihood of legislation.

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There may be trouble ahead: Cameron and Hollande to finally meet

Hollande and Cameron already have a difficult relationship and they haven't even met yet.

After months of snubs and thinly-concealed barbs, David Cameron and the new French president will finally meet in the neutral territory of Washington DC today.

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IDS refuses to apologise after disability row

Former Tory leader IDS is in charge of welfare reform

Iain Duncan Smith has refused to apologise after suggesting unemployed workers at Remploy just made cups of coffee.

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Spanish royal snubs Queen's Jubilee lunch

Customs at Gibraltar, which the Spanish government wants back

Britain's ongoing refusal to give Gibraltar back to the Spanish has resulted in a last-minute snub against the Queen.

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Austerity Britain: Homelessness on the rise

Scene from austerity Britain: Homelessness rising

The number of people sleeping rough has risen and could become even worse when housing benefits are cut next year, a new report has warned.

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Westminster

IDS refuses to apologise after disability row

Former Tory leader IDS is in charge of welfare reform

Iain Duncan Smith has refused to apologise after suggesting unemployed workers at Remploy just made cups of coffee.

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Podcast #25: The failing coalition experiment

Nick Clegg and David Cameron have much work to do to save the coalition

A bit of a bold headline, perhaps? Not when you hear the considered views of the panel of experts we've got lined up for this week's podcasts. Not only are both political parties in the coalition miserable but the public also seem mightily unimpressed by this new way of working.

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Home Affairs

Austerity Britain: Homelessness on the rise

Scene from austerity Britain: Homelessness rising

The number of people sleeping rough has risen and could become even worse when housing benefits are cut next year, a new report has warned.

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Free speech campaigners: 'Feel free to insult us'

Campaigners say the law is an infringement of free speech

Campaigners are demanding the government scrap a clause banning "insulting words and behaviour" from the Public Order Act.

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Foreign Affairs

Cameron lectures Greece, Clegg lectures Germany

Unrest has been heightened in Greece as austerity measures hit.

The British government has tried to bring the two sides of the eurozone debate together with separate messages to the Greek and German people on the back of a G8 meeting in the US.

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There may be trouble ahead: Cameron and Hollande to finally meet

Hollande and Cameron already have a difficult relationship and they haven't even met yet.

After months of snubs and thinly-concealed barbs, David Cameron and the new French president will finally meet in the neutral territory of Washington DC today.

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Economy

Cameron gazes into the eurozone abyss

Cameron is now voicing the possibility of the eurozone falling apart

David Cameron has voiced the possibility of the eurozone falling apart, just days after George Osborne warned speculation about Greece was damaging Europe.

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Downgraded growth overshadows falling unemployment

Bad times for the UK economy: Bank of England downgrades growth forecast

The Bank of England has downgraded Britain's 2012 growth forecast, cancelling out good news on unemployment figures for the coalition.

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Health

Miliband urges on nurses against NHS reforms

Nurses urged to resist NHS reforms are already warning of cut setbacks

Ed Miliband is to praise nurses as the "first line in the defence of the NHS" when he encourages them to continue resisting the coalition's reforms later.

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Lansley faces wrath of the nurses

Andrew Lansley versus the nurses: There can only be one winner...

Health secretary Andrew Lansley is to address angry nurses frustrated by cutbacks to community care later this morning.

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Children, families & education

Poor teachers should be paid less, say MPs

Results analysed would include exam grades, as well as overall progress made by the class.

The government should go ahead with its plans to introduce "payment by results" for teachers to weed out those whose students perform poorly, say MPs.

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Truants' parents face benefits fine

School attendance is closely linked to educational attainment

Parents of truanting children are to be fined from their child benefit under new measures to increase school attendance announced today.

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Culture, media & sport

Mandelson and Jowell set for Leveson appearance

Mandelson: 'Too friendly' too media

Peter Mandelson and Tessa Jowell will give evidence to the Leveson inquiry today, at the start of a packed week at the royal courts of justice.

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Next week at Leveson: The trial of Jeremy Hunt begins

Mr Hunts political career will hang on what happens at the Leveson inquiry over the next few weeks

The two men whose emails triggered a furious row over the conduct of Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Leveson inquiry next week.

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Environment & animal welfare

Cameron hails progress on renewable energy

The talks will attempt to make green energy more "financially sustianable"

Britain has gone from little use of renewable energy to having it account for nearly 10 per cent of its electricity sources, the prime minister will say today at a meeting of energy ministers in London.

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Guarded welcome for planning reforms

Coalition insists our green and pleasant land isn't under threat

Environmentalists are cautiously welcoming the publication of the coalition's controversial planning reforms.

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Local government

Boris clings on for four more years as Ken quits politics

Boris Johnson wins a second term in City Hall

Boris Johnson has seen off Labour hopes of a Ken Livingstone revival to triumph in the 2012 London mayoral race.

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Local elections 2012: Big wins for Labour boost confidence in Miliband

Labour had a good night in the local elections

Ed Miliband's party is continuing to make solid gains across England, as local election results continue to hammer the coalition's Conservative and Liberal Democrats.

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