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RAF's role makes cuts 'extraordinary'

31.08.11
The Government's decision to sack almost 1,000 RAF personnel is under criticism as the Air Force continued to fly crucial missions over Libya... more

Replica jump jet for sale in MoD clear-out

15.08.11
The Ministry of Defence is selling thousands of items including helicopters and designer watches to help plug a multi-billion-pound hole in its finances... more

Soldier 'kept Taliban fingers as souvenirs'

08.08.11
Military police are investigating claims that a British soldier chopped off the fingers of Taliban insurgents to keep as souvenirs... more

Norway massacre: Killer Anders Breivik tells court of two more terror cells

25.07.11
Mass killer Anders Breivik was banned from any contact with the outside world after appearing in an Oslo court in private to stop him sending coded messages to terror cells... more

Britons facing terror quiz in Afghanistan

21.07.11
Two Britons seized in Afghanistan faced intensive questioning today amid fears that they were planning to attack UK troops in the country... more

Hunt for banned cleric who was let into Britain

28.06.11
Police are searching for a banned Islamic extremist who was able to enter Britain unchallenged only days after Home Secretary Theresa May excluded him for his anti-Semitic views... more

May pledges extra cash to crack down on 16 'terror hotspots' across capital

07.06.11
Two in three of Britain's most dangerous 'terror hotspots' are in London, according to a new government strategy on fighting extremism... more

William Hague admits defence cuts could be 'adjusted'

08.04.11
Defence cuts to planes and ships could be delayed as Britain faces up to unrest in north Africa and the Middle East, Cabinet ministers signalled ... more

Wedding cake 'bomb' on flight sparks call for security review

30.03.11
Tighter security checks on cargo planes were demanded today after a fake bomb hidden in a wedding cake box was smuggled onto a flight from London ... more

Terror suspects will go free in plea bargain deal

03.03.11
Terror suspects could be given immunity from prosecution if they testify against their fellow plotters under 'plea bargaining' reforms being prepared by Theresa May... more

David Cameron under fire over cuts as 11,000 in armed forces get axe

01.03.11
David Cameron at the centre of a storm as 11,000 servicemen and women told they face redundancy hours after PM threatened to impose no-fly zone over Libya... more

Quarter of Met officers work in backroom jobs

11.02.11
Almost a quarter of London's police are in backroom jobs rather than on the front-line of the fight against crime, new figures have revealed... more

Fall in vetting staff 'could put national security at risk'

09.02.11
Cuts to government vetting agencies uncovered by the Standard could put national security at risk, defence and intelligence experts warn... more

David Davis warns of Coalition rebellion over terror controls

02.11.10
Up to 50 coalition MPs could vote against the Government if it seeks to keep hold of control orders on terror suspects, former Conservative leadership contender David Davis warns... more

Police didn't tell David Cameron about cargo bomb for eight hours

01.11.10
Police were today accused of keeping David Cameron in the dark over the bomb found in air freight at East Midlands airport for more than eight hours... more

Gurkha regiment 'faces axe' to pay for Trident

31.08.10
The Gurkha regiment could be facing the axe under defence spending cuts, a Conservative MP claims... more

Britain and France 'will share aircraft carriers' to cut costs

31.08.10
Britain and France could share their aircraft carrier capability in a co-operation pact designed to maintain military power while cutting costs... more

London MPs set to chair committees

28.05.10
Three London Labour MPs confirmed as frontrunners to chair key Commons committees... more

Police chiefs’ group spent £1.6m on Westminster flats

22.02.10
Association of Chief Police Officers criticised for spending £1.6 million on up to 80 flats in central London for officers fighting terrorism... more

Minister for repossessions nets £88,000 profit on flat

11.12.09
Housing Minister John Healey made a profit of £88,000 from his taxpayer-funded second home, it was revealed... more

Best books of the year - part two

26.11.09
More of our regular reviewers reveal the books that have given them the greatest pleasure in 2009... more

Islamist group march for 'full sharia law in Britain'

30.10.09
Islamist extremists will march through London tomorrow calling for full implementation of sharia law in Britain... more

Betrayal of war heroes as MoD tries to cut payout

28.07.09
MoD condemned for trying to cut compensation to wounded servicemen on the day four soldiers’ bodies flown back from Afghanistan and two Army funerals held... more

MI6 chiefs to face tough inquiry over 7/7 attacks

07.07.09
The most far-ranging parliamentary inquiry into the 7 July bombings and other terrorist incidents in Britain was launched by MPs... more

Place your bets in bookies’ bonanza

04.06.09
Bookmakers, always keen to attract the punters, are hyping this weekend as a £400 million betting bonanza — with the Derby at Epsom, England against Kazakhstan football, the Lions Tour, the Turkish Grand Prix, Twenty20 World Cup Cricket and the opening weekend of Big Brother ... more

'Normal life' deterred more suicide bombs, says Tube chief

29.01.09
The speed at which Londoners got back to normal life after the 7/7 bombings helped to deter further terror attacks on the Tube, MPs were told... more

Security probe amid fears of Tube attack

12.12.08
MPs are to investigate Tube security amid concerns that it remains vulnerable to a terror attack more than three years after the July 7 bombings... more

The money is great but being free is priceless

14.08.08
In his first interview after his 'Lottery' sized payout, Colin Stagg revels in finally escaping the shadow of Rachel Nickell's brutal murder ... more

I'll work for Boris as sports adviser says Labour MP... to her party's fury

29.04.08
Former sports minister Kate Hoey has declared she will act as an adviser to Boris Johnson if he becomes Mayor... more

Students ban the military

07.03.08
Students have voted to ban all military personnel including cadets from a leading London university, the Evening Standard can reveal... more


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