20 Oct 2014:
A combination of dwindling state support and soaring funeral costs is leaving hard-pressed families dependent on the council to bury their loved ones
19 Oct 2014:
Local authority consults public amid expectations that it will have to cut £90m more after already pruning a third of £400m budget since 2010
19 Oct 2014: Philip Oltermann: As the markets tumbled last week, Germany, hailed only months ago for its resilience in the European crisis, came under fresh scrutiny. What lies ahead for the European powerhouse?
17 Oct 2014: Editorial: Tumbling markets, anxieties over the viability of banks and differences over austerity show that the crisis in the eurozone is still very much with us
5 Oct 2014: William Keegan: Far from being the cause of crisis, the budget deficit was part of the solution in 2010. Now it serves to provide political cover
2 Oct 2014:
IMF’s managing director says there is still continued weakness in the global economy, and urges less austerity and more efforts to create jobs
1 Oct 2014:
All of the suffering in Europe – inflicted in the service of a man-made artifice, the euro – is even more tragic for being unnecessary, writes Joseph Stiglitz