William Nye claims Duchy of Cornwall’s £847m property empire is a ‘force for social good’

Labour leader seeks voters’ trust on economy, as Osborne is told deficit has risen year-on-year

Tiny Elmbridge shows growing disparity between London and rest of the country

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, is facing embarrassment after it was revealed that he asked for a bedroom to be specially fitted to the plane he used to travel to Margaret Thatcher’s funeral last month.

Workers will pay no tax on the first £10,000 of their wages from next year – 12 months earlier than originally planned. Bringing forward the personal allowance rise will mean a cumulative benefit for typical basic-rate taxpayers of £705 since the coalition took power, according to Treasury figures.

* Fuel duty rise scrapped.

Think tank finds only four in 10 low-paid families will see 85 per cent of their childcare bill met by the Government

Workers will not pay any tax on the first £10,000 of their wages from next year - 12 months earlier than planned.

More than one million low-income earners would be taken out of the income tax net altogether under Liberal Democrat plans to raise the tax-free personal allowance to close to £13,000.

Watchdog says only implausibly large surge in tax revenues or a significant drop in state spending could help Chancellor's boast be lived up to

Ed Miliband's 'working people'  sound very much like the Tories' 'strivers'

A three day event, dubbed the 'London Anniversary Games', will be held at the Stratford stadium in July

Economy has been damaged by the biggest cut in defence spending in 40 years, fewer exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles