Head of prosecutions rejects 42 days
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Director of public prosecutions undermines Gordon Brown's push for longer detention of terror suspects, saying 28 days is enough
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Taoiseach Bertie Ahern rounded on the IRA yesterday for failing to sign up to a promise to abandon racketeering and other criminal activities.
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The trial of a man charged with 29 murders in Northern Ireland's deadliest terrorist attack was delayed indefinitely Wednesday because the defendant's senior lawyer said he was too ill to work.
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A US judge rejected motions to dismiss charges against the main defendants in the BALCO steroid scandal Tuesday but ordered hearings on whether the government acted properly in the investigation.
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Sir Alex Fergusonâs request for the Football Association to look at Robin van Persieâs alleged elbow at Kieran Richardson is set to be denied.
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New secretary general challenged over 'secret appointment' to replace top prosecutor.
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The war crimes trial of Slobodan Milosevic is being put on hold for a month -- to give the former Yugoslav president&#39;s court-assigned lawyers time to prepare a defense.
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Foreign secretary rejects proposals for more troops.
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KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia&#39;s highest court refused Wednesday to hear a new appeal of the corruption conviction of Anwar Ibrahim, the former deputy prime minister, crushing his immediate political ambitions.
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Prime Minister-designate Gordon Brown has rejected a call for a new investigation into the government&#39;s handling of the US-led war in Iraq as his government defeated an opposition motion in parliament for an inquiry.
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Â· BBC says officials processed payments Â· Goldsmith refuses to answer questions
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British prosecutors announced on Friday they would not file charges after a 16-month police inquiry into alleged political corruption that overshadowed former Prime Minister Tony Blair's last months in office.
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The company&#39;s chief financial officer said yesterday he will not return until he learns whether the government is planning charges against him.
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The trial of a man accused of murdering 29 people in the single worst terrorist atrocity in Northern Ireland's troubled history has been adjourned because one of the lawyers was unwell.
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The government on Thursday unveiled controversial plans to extend the length of time terrorism suspects can be held by police and questioned without charge from 28 to 42 days.
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Prosecutors are to continue presenting their case against a man accused of killing five women in Suffolk.
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The time has come to consider extending the 28-day limit on holding terror suspects before charge, the home secretary says.