Blair announces new gun-crime measures after fourth murder
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London- Following the deaths by shooting of four young men in London, British Prime Minister Tony Blair announced harsher penalties for possessing firearms Sunday.Comment
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Detectives launch three separate murder probes after a night of violence in the west of Scotland.
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Tony Blair is hosting a gun crime summit on Thursday, following a recent spate of fatal shootings in London.
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Cabinet move comes in response to shooting dead of 17 civilians by agents for US firm Blackwater last month.
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Police in England are to focus on tackling the most serious violent crimes, the home secretary will announce.
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Sharp drop is marred by a 4% rise in gun crime and a 21% rise in recorded drug offences, figures show
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New measures to fight crime and drugs are expected to be at the heart of the Queen's Speech on Tuesday.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Tony Blair's government yesterday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews, and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.
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Local Hamas activists have pledged to obey the law, Mideast envoy Tony Blair has taken a stroll through once gunman-infested neighborhoods and policemen are now the only ones carrying weapons in public in this former militant hub.
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw announces changes to the laws on self-defence to increase public confidence.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair returned to the political fray following an extended summer break with a pledge to get tough on young hooligans.
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Police in the UK's worst knife crime hotspots will be told to prosecute anyone caught with a blade, the prime minister says.
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Armed officers were hitting the south London streets after three teenage boys were shot dead in less than two weeks, as police, politicians and locals discussed how to combat spiralling gun culture.
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Downing Street says the law on people's right to defend themselves against intruders will be looked at.
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Facing new violence and harsh criticism, the prime minister yesterday said he would set up an independent commission to investigate the
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The British government will introduce new laws to fight crime, terror and drugs in the run up to the next general election. The legislative programme outlined in the Queen&#39;s speech includes plans to introduce
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Tony Blair said children need protecting from violent video games, blamed for the murder of a schoolboy.