A spokesman for the Royal National Institute for the Blind said that the reform proposals 'risk leaving many without the support they need to live independently'

Fury as blind people hit by benefit reform

Andrew Grice: Lib Dems threaten revolt unless Government does U-turn.

Leading article: Sensible reforms that must be fair

Bank warns of 'storm from Europe'

Sir Mervyn King flagged the eurozone as the greatest threat to the UK's recovery.

Chris Moyles will miss some of his Radio 1 shows during the tour

Lloyd Webber casts radio's bad boy as Bible's worst villain

Adam Sherwin: Radio 1's Chris Moyles will play King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, alongside Tim Minchin as Judas Iscariot.

Twitter might have turned into a party with 10 million guests, but I'm still loving every minute of it

Grace Dent: Even a man sending umpteen tweets saying he wants to ejaculate on me won't get rid of me.

Roy refuses to gamble over Ferdinand for Euro 2012

Sam Wallace: Hodgson leaves Rio out of his England squad but takes a chance on Carroll.

Nugen will make a final decision on whether to go ahead with its Sellafield project in 2015

Power politics: French threat to UK energy

Oliver Wright: François Hollande's reported plans to close France's nuclear plants could have a shocking impact on Britain, highlighting dangerous flaws in our national energy policy.

Ratko Mladic war crimes tribunal gets underway in The Hague

The Bosnian Serb commander goes on trial on charges of masterminding atrocities throughout the country's devastating 1992-95 war.

Ninth largest economy in world resorts to austerity

Guy Adams: California is slashing spending to avoid a Greek-style default.

Scotland’s 50p alcohol tax: Battling health with money

Scotland has elevated far beyond Theresa May’s 40p proclamation then, with an impetus to enforce a m...

‘Videocracy’ and ‘Videology’: Argentina’s latest Falkland Islands / Malvinas stunt

An Argentine government video that shows an Argentine athlete training on the Falklands Islands / Ma...

How much money is at stake if Greece exits?

Christian Schulz of Berenberg Bank has calculated that total exposure of the rest of the world is ju...

Let’s talk about Death

This week is Dying Matters Awareness Week. Georgina Pugh thinks that as a society, we don't talk eno...

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When I Die: Lessons from the Death Zone, By Philip Gould

Whatever one's political affiliation, Philip Gould, who died aged 61 in 2011, should be seen as an immensely talented man. As strategic advisor to Tony Blair, he worked tirelessly for New Labour. He was a visiting professor at the LSE, and author of a book on Labour's revival. When Gould was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in 2008, he was to embark on the most tumultuous yet fulfilling journey of his life.