UK mulls stop and quiz powers
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The government is considering introducing "stop and question" powers for the police, says the Home Office.
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The law protecting people who intervene to stop crime will be reviewed, the justice secretary will say.
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Judges may be stopped from freeing criminals on legal 'loopholes' under government plans.
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Freedom of information laws coming into force on Saturday are set to pose British Prime Minister Tony Blair a fresh test over Iraq as a newspaper tries to unearth his legal case for war.
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Cameron uses prime minister's questions to lay claim to campaign to scrap form-filling by police
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The Government is considering a raft of sweeping new anti-terrorism laws including special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, Home Secretary David Blunkett said in an interview.
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Less bureaucracy, more clarity, more bugging The government should "urgently initiate" a review of the Codes of Practice for police use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA), says Sir Ronnie Flanagan, Chief Inspector of Constabulary in his review of UK policing. RIPA governs the security services' use of surveillance and interception of communications, but police activities in these areas are sometimes hampered by "excessive bureaucracy" and "over-interpretation of the relevant rules", Flanagan claims.â¦
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Tory leader urges Brown to take decisive action if minister is unable to provide new answers
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Britain's financial watchdog is to be given new powers to intervene in failing banks to avoid a repeat of the Northern Rock crisis, finance minister Alistair Darling said in an interview out Friday.
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Law Lords will consider whether the government's controversial anti-terror measures breach human rights.
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The British Parliament is considering new legislation that would give ISPs the right to ban users over the downloading of pirated material.
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Police are given more time to quiz five people being held over the suspected UK car bombing attempts.
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The government launched a consultation on whether to allow television cameras inside courtrooms, a practice banned under current British law.
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Britain&#39;s law lords have sat as a panel of nine rather than five only once since the Second World War. It is an indication of how seriously they considered the threat to British liberties posed by David Blunkett&#39;s anti-terrorism legislation.
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Britain's absurdest laws wow the crowd A survey to determine which of Britain's laws merits the "most absurd" crown has named a ban on popping your clogs in the Houses of Parliament as worthy winner.â¦
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The Government is considering tough new anti-terrorism laws amid fears of an al-Qaida attack on Britain. Home Secretary David Blunkett will unveil the new proposals in an interview to be aired today on ITV1&#39;s Jonathan Dimbleby programme.
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Terrorism News, London,Britain is drawing up far-reaching proposals to tackle terrorism, including allowing the use of phone-taps as evidence in trials and special anti-terror courts.