KEY STORIES

Brown acts on fuel and pensions
Unveiling his pre-election mini-budget, Chancellor Gordon Brown throws sweeteners to pensioners and fuel protesters.

REACTION

Fuel protests to go ahead
The chancellor's mini-budget seems to have failed to satisfy fuel protesters who say their threatened convoy to London will go ahead.

ANALYSIS

The 'prudent' economic approach
Chancellor Gordon Brown has laid out his plans for the budget, but what do his figures mean for the economy?

MEASURES IN DETAIL

Brown freezes fuel duty
Gordon Brown says his package for motorists and hauliers is equal to a 4p cut per litre... but some protesters say it does not go far enough.