MPs concerned about the questioning under caution of a Guardian journalist investigating the phone hacking scandal are to quiz the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner about it
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The issue of uninsured businesses who were targeted by looters and need to be compensated will be discussed by the Home Affairs Select Committee... more
Former attorney general Lord Goldsmith has denied claims that he overlooked widespread allegations of phone hacking in 2006 in favour of a 'much narrower' investigation... more
Feature: As London's top policeman is forced to resign over a free stay at Champneys, its owner Stephen Purdew tells Viv Groskop the truth about his friendship with Sir Paul Stephenson ... more
Island of St Lucia becomes first Commonwealth country to back bid to change royal succession laws before Prince William and Kate Middleton have children
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New list of alleged phone-hacking victims is to be published by MPs amid calls for the Met to be stripped of its role in investigating the scandal... more
MPs launch fresh attempt to change laws that discriminate against any daughter of Prince William and Kate Middleton in succession to the throne... more
Government’s chief law officer asked to review the decision not to prosecute the riot squad officer who pushed Ian Tomlinson to the ground before his death during the G20 protests in London last year... more
MPs raised major concerns about the viability of a £1.2 billion Government programme to protect Britain from terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal immigration... more
Family of a London groom jailed with eight relatives after his wedding in India turned into a riot describe their relief following his release from prison... more
Scotland Yard admitted that Territorial Support Group officers pointed Taser stun guns in a raid on protesters connected with the G20
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A senior Labour MP said he was "appalled" that a computer game that allows players to simulate stalking and raping women and children on the subway was available for sale on the internet... more
According to a leaked minute, Boris Johnson uttered the most commonly employed fricative expletive no fewer than 10 times during a recent phone conversation with the Home Affairs select committee chairman, Keith Vaz... more
Labour tensions over the foreign workers row erupted again after one of Labour's most senior black MPs slapped down Gordon Brown's slogan of "British jobs for British workers"... more
The loss by a Government contractor of a database with unencrypted information on all 84,000 prisoners in England and Wales is by no means the only recent example of sensitive data being mislaid... more
Sound check: German industrial metal band Rammstein literally play with fire in their live performances - and now they are about to unleash their singeing spectacle on London. Watch out for your eyebrows
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