Energy Minister John Hayes, tells parliament that the forthcoming energy bill will be used to "get people lower tariffs" but stresses that policy is still under discussion.
The number of people trafficked into the UK is rising and includes victims being brought here for illegal organ removals, according to government figures.
A row is brewing over the publication of details of MPs' home rental arrangements as a newspaper report claims security concerns may block any revelations.
English universities should give guaranteed interviews and lower A-level offers to poorer pupils, according to the government's social mobility tsar.
The FBI arrests a man in connection with a plot to bomb New York's Federal Reserve bank, according to reports from the United States.
by Victoria Macdonald
Cancer charity forced to turn down trials
One of the world's leading cancer charities has, for the first time, had to turn down requests to fund trials into potentially life-saving treatments, writes Victoria Macdonald.
British police have travelled to Greece with a specialist team to help search land close to the area where Ben Needham went missing 21 years ago.
Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog
Brussels, Britain, Brittan and Bunting
Love for the European Union is thin on the ground as David Cameron prepares to meet fellow EU leaders.
A study from the Medical Research Council suggests the global financial downturn has adversely impacted public health, with fear of unemployment leading to a decline in men's mental wellbeing.
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East Midlands Ambulance managers want to shut 66 local ambulance stations and replace them with 13 purpose built 'Superhubs.' But opponents warn it could mean more people will die.
Never mind the political pundits - what did voters make of the presidential debate. Channel 4 News has been to the key swing state of Virginia, to watch the night unfold.
Read more on FactCheck with Cathy Newman
FactCheck: Cutting through the confusion on disabled benefits
People who claim now should not be worse off in the short term. That is an important point that charities have sometimes been guilty of failing to spell out.
Read more on Matt's blog: Matt Frei on America
Debate? This was more like Fight Club.
Round two in the US presidential debates and both candidates came out fighting. This time, with so much at stake, Obama and Romney got personal. And it wasn't nice.
After winning her second Man Booker prize for Bring Up the Bodies, Hilary Mantel talks to Channel 4 News about "redefining" Thomas Cromwell and how her illness will help in writing her next book.
Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog
Why Cameron's energy promise has a whiff of desperation
David Cameron says he will legislate so energy companies offer customers their lowest tariff. But is he just following Ed Miliband's lead. And in any case, is it practical?
David Cameron attempts to end the row over Andrew Mitchell's altercation with Downing Street police officers as Ed Miliband accuses him of "total double standards".
Channel 4 News Science Editor reports from the Arctic on dramatic changes to our climate.
Channel 4 News reveals a harrowing account of domestic violence and looks at new ways of protecting victims.
Channel 4 News examines the legacy of the deadly #storm87 and its impact on forecasting a quarter of a century on.
Multiple inquiries, dozens of potential victims and allegations involving the BBC, the NHS and police: the Jimmy Savile abuse story unfolds.
Analysis of the financial crisis which threatens the future of the euro.
Unmanned aircraft are the future of warfare but are they 'immoral'?
A £130 million Chiltern Railways project to create a rail link between London and Oxford gets the green light from the government with 0.5km of new line at Bicester and the construction of stations in Bicester and Water Eaton.
“He goes: ‘You’re blind…you’re never going to see your kids again.’” Tina Nash’s boyfriend was jailed for life earlier this year after gouging her eyes out. She’s investigated a new scheme to tackle domestic violence for Dispatches - watch the preview below.
Around 400 protesters have gathered on the street outside the first private abortion clinic in Northern Ireland. The Marie Stopes centre opened in Belfast today.
Sylvia Kristel, the Dutch actress who starred in the Emmanuelle films of the 1970s, has died aged 60. She had been suffering from cancer. The original Emmanuelle film - released in 1974 - was one of the first erotic films to be shown in mainstream cinemas and spawned a number of imitations.
Doctors treating Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by Taliban gunmen, have said she remains in a stable condition after spending a third night in hospital.
Sources suggest that Bangladeshi national Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul has been arrested in a plot to detonate a 1,000 pound bomb at New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
The FBI have arrested a person in connection with a New York bomb plot, says Reuters.
Watch Krishnan Guru-Murthy’s full-length interview with Man Booker prize winner Hilary Mantel - bit.ly/TtvIPG
Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 17, 2012
As feeling returns to my toes at last — the first of our pieces on a changing Greenland is running tonight on #C4News bit.ly/T0pMRL
Tom Clarke (@TomClarkeC4) October 17, 2012
The English Football Association and its Serbian equivalent are charged by Uefa following violent scenes and racist behaviour at an under 21s football match.
Following the events in the Serbian city of Krusevac, European football’s governing said it had opened disciplinary proceedings against both bodies.
The Serbian footballing authorities have been charged over the racist chanting by fans directed at black English players and the “improper conduct” of Serbian players.
Uefa said it was taking action against the English FA over “the improper conduct of the England players at the end of the match”.
Savage cuts or scaremongering? @factcheck looks at disability benefit cuts: bit.ly/PCeAeT
Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 17, 2012
Spending on political advertising during the Presidential campaign is on course to reach, or come close to $1 billion, according to analysis for NBC. Both sides, and their supporters, have already spent more than $800 million, more than half of it in three key battleground states: Florida, Ohio and Virginia.
I could listen to Hilary Mantel for hours. Here she is for a few minutes. #cnews channel4.com/news/man-booke&
Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) October 17, 2012
A jury fails to reach a verdict in the case of a man accused of supplying a gun to Mark Duggan, whose fatal shooting by police sparked last year’s August riots.
Kevin Hutchinson-Foster was charged with passing the gun to Mr Duggan 15 minutes before he was shot dead by police marksmen.
Why Americans have no appetite for war in Iran, actor and Obama supporter Ben Affleck tells @channel4news channel4.com/news/no-americ&
Cathy Newman (@cathynewman) October 17, 2012
Why Greenland’s record ice-melt matters. Read @tomclarkec4’s report from the top of the world here - bit.ly/T0pMRL
Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 17, 2012
Behind-the-scenes: The Channel 4 News team aboard the SV Gambo in the Arctic, filmed by producer Nick Scott Plummer. You can watch their full report on the melting ice tonight at 7pm.
Earlier today, Krishnan Guru-Murthy met with Booker prize winner Hilary Mantel. Video to come shortly.
Footage from last night’s U21 football match between England and Serbia shows the crowd’s response to Danny Rose.
100,000 disabled children could lose out through changes to benefits says @disrightsuk: channel4.com/news/disabled-& #c4news
Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) October 17, 2012
