Chancellor George Osborne doubles the number of planned new university technical colleges and commits to 50,000 more apprenticeship places, in his 2011 budget.

Twenty people who were allegedly forced to work as slaves are rescued as part of a police operation covering three counties.

Afghan President Hamid Karzai urges the Taliban to stop attacking schools, saying education is the way to bring peace to the country.

A review into the Cumbrian shootings criticises the way in which police and ambulance services work together.

A US soldier accused of being a part of a rogue squad that killed unarmed Afghans pleads guilty to three murders and other crimes.

Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates resigns after parliament rejects an austerity budget.