There is a new urgency to the debate about the August riots. Today Tim Godwin, the acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner, declared that the riots are a "wake-up call" for London... more
Riots that swept across the UK were the result of a penal system that fails to stop 'a feral underclass' reoffending, the Justice Secretary
has said... more
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
The resignation of Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Paul Stephenson has been met with tributes from high profile figures, and calls for further action on phone hacking... more
Pressure mounts on Rupert Murdoch as David Cameron joined demands for the media mogul to drop his BSkyB takeover bid in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal... more
One of Scotland Yard's most senior officers has offered to face MPs to 'rebut'claims his force conspired with the News of the World to cover up the phone hacking scandal... more
Met chiefs were under mounting pressure this afternoon after Labour's Tessa Jowell and designer Kelly Hoppen emerged as the latest alleged victims of phone hacking... 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
Professor David Nutt, the former drugs czar, hits back in a controversial interview about being sacked, drug-taking and how he advises his children... more
Hackney MP Diane Abbott is to offer advice to constituents on how to get their DNA profiles wiped from the national database after shadow immigration minister Damian Green won the battle to have his removed this week... more
The Speaker of the Commons, Michael Martin, had an admittedly difficult job yesterday, to preside over questions from MPs saying that he should go. And, characteristically, he flunked it... more
A black police leader has said he had to take a "deep breath" as he learned details of allegations made by Scotland Yard assistant commissioner Tarique Ghaffur against the Met... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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