Calls for industrial action over the Government's austerity policies are expected to dominate the TUC Congress which gets underway in Brighton.

Business Secretary Vince Cable says an expansion of Heathrow Airport is "not going to happen" and that the government is seeking "alternatives".

International financier George Soros calls for Germany to "lead or leave the euro" days before a key ruling on the eurozone's bailout fund by a German court.