Protests face ban: 8 in the morning – December 15th

8am

By Mark Ferguson / @markfergusonuk

* Student protests could be banned if there is further violence.

* Huhne backtracks over green bank.

* Protests over Royal Mail privatisation.

* Burnham says government is “misleading” public over school sports funding.

* John Reid lashes out at Ed Miliband.

* Gordon Brown to lecture at NYU.

* Clegg wants forgemasters u-turn.

* And Italy riots as Berlusconi survives no confidence vote.

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