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Benn denies fuel bill cave-in Environment Secretary Hilary Benn denies ministers "caved in" to energy firms over cash rebates for soaring fuel bills. Brown 'backs more Holyrood power' The SNP claims that Gordon Brown is "caving in to pressure" to concede more powers to Holyrood. UKIP must change message - Farage UKIP should be positive about UK relations with Europe, leader Nigel Farage tells its annual conference. McCain vows to fight to change US John McCain promises "change is coming" as he accepts the Republican party's candidacy for the White House. DJs criticised for drink comments A report criticises a number of radio presenters for encouraging heavy drinking among their listeners. Elderly 'should carry on working' Older people should carry on working as long as they are physically capable, ex-minister David Blunkett says. Public 'fearing Olympics failure' Most Britons do not think the government is capable of successfully managing the 2012 Olympics, a survey suggests. UN says wealthy failing the poor The world's wealthiest countries are failing to deliver money promised to poor countries, a UN report says. Hoy angry at political 'cash-ins' Olympic cycling hero Chris Hoy says he feels politicians have attempted to "cash in" on his success in Beijing. MP tells of gunpoint ordeal over coffee whitener cocaine mix-up An MP describes how he was held at gunpoint by guards in Columbia who mistook a jar of coffee whitener he was carrying for cocaine. Nick Robinson The focus of fuel talks is now not on cash help What crisis? 30 years on from the Winter of Discontent Hot TUC topics What union bosses will be debating next week Rate decision Time needed to judge Bank's choice to hold rates Blether with Brian Is Gordon Brown caving in to the SNP? Robert Peston Why extra taxes on energy firms just won't happen Ministers back under-fire Brown Two Cabinet colleagues back Gordon Brown after ex-Home Secretary Charles Clarke calls on him to improve as PM or quit. Impasse talks useful - NI parties Sinn Féin and the DUP describe two hours of talks aimed at breaking the political deadlock as "useful". MSPs vote against Alexander ban Former Scottish Labour leader Wendy Alexander will not be banned from parliament for breaking Holyrood rules. Call to end police 'job for life' Lib Dem home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne calls for urgent reform of police working practices to help catch more criminals. Brown defends UK economic record Gordon Brown says Britain is better placed than in previous decades to weather a global financial crisis. Flooding budget 'badly handled' Ministers failed to budget properly ahead of last year's floods and animal disease outbreaks, an MPs' report says. Women 'lose out' in top jobs race The number of women holding senior posts in politics, the law and the media is falling, a report suggests. Rise in under-18 reoffending rate The proportion of under-18-year-olds who reoffend within a year of their release from custody has risen, the Ministry of Justice says. EU trial in absence plan defended The government hails controversial plans to allow British citizens to be tried in their absence in other EU states. Clegg stamp duty 'bribe' warning The government is tempting people into negative equity with its stamp duty "bribe", says Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg. Windfall tax is 'still an option' Downing Street says it has not ruled out a "windfall tax" on energy firms as it comes under pressure from Labour MPs. Salmond confirms council tax plan The Scottish Government sets out its plans, including scrapping the council tax in favour of a local income tax. IRA no threat says prime minister Gordon Brown says devolution must be fully restored to NI, following a report stating the IRA Army Council no longer operates. Cameron meets Pakistan PM Gilani David Cameron holds talks with the Pakistani PM, just hours after he survived an attempted assassination.