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Met chief: We face the highest terror risk since 2007

24.11.10
Britain stands at the greatest risk of a terrorist atrocity since the failed car bomb attacks on Hay-market in London three years ago, Scotland Yard chief Sir Paul Stephenson warns... more

This campaign for civil liberties is a gift to al Qaeda

01.11.10
The Home Secretary must resist Coalition Lib-Dems who want to reduce the 28-day detention period to 14 ... more

MI5 abandons plan to recruit extra officers despite terror threat

15.10.10
MI5 has halted plans to recruit an extra 300 officers as part of a cost-cutting drive in the Government's purge on public spending... more

Al Qaeda plotters at large in Britain after attacks across Europe are foiled

29.09.10
Islamist extremists seeking to carry out co-ordinated terror attacks in Britain, France and Germany remain at large in the UK despite efforts by intelligence chiefs to disrupt their plot... more

MI5 chief warns of Irish terror threat to British mainland

17.09.10
Dissident Irish republicans could attempt to mount a new wave of terrorist attacks on the British mainland, the head of MI5 has warned... more

Olympics chiefs named on list of top quango salaries

02.07.10
Olympics bosses feature heavily on a six-figure salary list of 160 quango heads published by the Government... more

Ex-MI5 head: US concealed terror suspects' treatment

10.03.10
Former head of MI5 claimed US intelligence agencies deliberately concealed their mistreatment of terror suspects... more

MI5 line on Guantanamo torture not to be trusted, says Appeal Court judge

26.02.10
Some MI5 officers accused of having a 'dubious record' over telling the truth as the Court of Appeal publish full details of controversial ruling on Binyam Mohamed case... more

Why Britain turns a blind eye to torture

19.02.10
The torture debate is once again raising the ugliest of heads. Following the revelations of MI5’s knowledge of torture in the Binyam Mohamed case, ministers have been hot in denial of any collusion in torture with the US or other allies... more

London’s economy is let down by our trains

12.02.10
By coincidence, the Mayor, Boris Johnson, has held an emergency summit with rail operators on the same day that a report on the Eurostar debacle at Christmas is launched... more

Torture claims are slur on MI5, says watchdog

12.02.10
Head of MI5 strongly defends work of the Security Service in the face of damaging accusations that it sought to cover up its involvement in the torture of detainees... more

This radical solution could benefit us all

03.02.10
The scheme for identifying children at risk of extremism highlights the continuing concern about the potential spread of radical ideology... more

Secret agents fight a cyber attack on Britain every day

04.12.09
Elite teams of computer experts are fighting off hundreds of attacks a year on government computers, the Standard can reveal... more

MI5 defends use of ‘vital’ foreign intelligence to protect Britain

16.10.09
Head of MI5 issues powerful defence of Britain's co-operation with intelligence agencies accused of the abuse and torture of detainees... more

MI5 is keeping a closer watch on Russian spies

05.03.09
MI5 has increased its surveillance of suspected Russian spies following the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London... more

UK troops fighting British Muslims in Afghanistan

25.02.09
The British Army is facing increasing numbers of British Muslims fighting for the Taliban in Afghanistan ... more

Suicide bomber from Ealing is first in a new wave of Islamic terror

16.02.09
A British university student who became a suicide bomber in Somalia is believed to be the first in an outbreak of Islamic terrorism... more

Economic crisis increases our terror risk, warns MI5 head

07.01.09
The world economic crisis could heighten the terrorism threat facing Britain, the head of MI5 has cautioned... more

Politics

08.10.08
The Tories are in the ascendancy and gaining influence. Already the key figures in Westminster and beyond are thinking about the post-Brown generation.... more

Britain is at risk from Chinese internet attacks

08.08.08
China was accused of cyber attacks on Britain on the day the Olympics opened in Beijing... more

Scotland Yard prevents 13 terror plots in one year

24.07.08
Thirteen terrorist networks have been disrupted by Scotland Yard in the past year, possibly foiling planned bombing campaigns, a report claims... more

Why I say no to 42-day detention, by Muslim Met chief

18.04.08
Britain's most senior Muslim police officer is opposed to the Government's plans for 42-day detention of terror suspects... more


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