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Martin Bentham, Home Affairs Editor

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Terror of boy exposed as gang witness

A boy and his family had to flee their London home after a blunder by the Met and Crown Prosecution Service gave his name to gang members he had agreed to give evidence against

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PM urged to deport Qatada as he hides in north London safe house

David Cameron was under pressure today to defy European judges by ordering the deportation of extremist cleric Abu Qatada as he holed up in a London safe house

Vital US intelligence tip-offs 'could dry up after Binyam ruling'

The flow of "valuable" intelligence information to Britain from America has been damaged because of a court ruling on former Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed, the Government's terror watchdog warned

Met numbers fall 4% in year

The number of Met officers protecting London has fallen by nearly four per cent in a year, official figures revealed

Security is too lax, says Excel

The owners of an Olympic venue are refusing to accept the security plan drawn up by Games chiefs because it is too lax

A third of reported crimes are 'left out of figures'

Nearly a third of offences reported to the Met are wrongly written off and left out of official crime figures, the police watchdog has warned

General tells of pride in security role

Britain's top soldier vowed to make the London Olympics a "resounding success" as he spoke of his pride at the role that troops will play in securing the Games

Selling drugs to under-18s will earn longer jail terms

Drug dealers who target children will face longer in jail under new sentencing guidelines

Police probed over 'failures' on father who killed children

Met detectives could face disciplinary action for failing to investigate a rape allegation that may have jailed a father before he murdered his two children

New checks on 'sex risk' cabbies

A legal loophole which risked allowing suspected sex offenders to become London cab drivers is to be closed, ministers announced today.

New checks on 'sex risk' cabbies

A legal loophole which risked allowing suspected sex offenders to become London cab drivers is to be closed, ministers announced

Witness torture stops Qatada being deported

Al Qaeda's "right-hand man in Europe", the extremist cleric Abu Qatada, cannot be deported because it would breach his human rights, European judges ruled

May's U-turn on US extradition treaty

Theresa May is preparing to abandon efforts to rewrite the Government's extradition treaty with the US despite claims that it is unfair to British citizens

Met probe into claims British agents gave rebels to Gaddafi torturers

Scotland yard is to investigate claims that two Libyan rebels were tortured after being unlawfully handed to Colonel Gaddafi's regime with the help of British agents

'End legal aid wasted on millionaire suspects'

Millionaire criminal suspects should not be entitled to legal aid to stop tens of millions of pounds being wasted, the former Director of Public Prosecutions said

Non-EU migrants 'take jobs from 160,000 Britons'

The arrival of migrants from outside Europe has put 160,000 Britons out of work in five years, a report revealed

Legal aid shake-up 'to cost more than half of saving'

More than half the planned savings from Justice Secretary Ken Clarke's legal aid cuts will be wiped out by 'knock-on' costs for taxpayers elsewhere, a report warns

Reform will tackle 'visa cheats' who exploit human rights laws

Immigrants who 'cheat' by overstaying their visas could be barred from using time spent illegally in Britain to boost their claim to stay

Dobson and Norris to get extra protection in prison

The killers of Stephen Lawrence are expected to be given extra protection in prison

Clarke urged to grab chance to save free speech

Ken Clarke has been urged to seize a 'once in a lifetime' chance to protect free speech and end Britain's role as libel capital of the world in legislation to be published early this year

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