With terror suspects loose, Britain proposes new legislation
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Home Secretary John Reid announced Thursday plans for new anti-terrorism laws as he said three men who absconded from control orders allegedly wanted to travel abroad for terrorist activities.
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Britain announced sweeping powers  Wednesday to impose house arrest on terrorism suspects  regardless of nationality, replacing a policy of jailing  foreigners without trial that had been thrown out by a court.
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Foreign detainees being held in Britain are challenging the country's anti-terrorist legislation, under which they could be held indefinitely, at the European Court of human rights, The Guardian reports.
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LONDON - Travelers face new delays and disruption on trips to Britain under government plans unveiled yesterday to tighten defenses against terrorism at airports, rail stations, and major public spaces.
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New bills to strengthen law and order and fight terrorism were the focus of the Queen's speech. What would you have liked to see included?
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Britain has about 2,000 terror suspects, hundreds more than was previously thought, a top British official said Tuesday as he urged lawmakers to extend how long police can hold terror suspects before they are charged.
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London: Britain is considering sweeping new anti-terrorism laws including special courts to try terror suspects without a jury, Home Secretary David Blunkett said in an interview Sunday.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair's government on Wednesday proposed sweeping new powers to tackle terrorism, including electronic tagging, curfews and house arrest for terror suspects without trial.
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Britain&#39;s highest court yesterday harshly condemned one of the most hotly disputed elements of the country&#39;s anti-terrorist strategy -- a law allowing some foreign suspects to be locked up indefinitely with no charge.
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The British government was set on Thursday to unveil sweeping plans to toughen terrorism laws Â measures that will face significant opposition in Parliament.
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Senior advisers to President Bush are exploring legislation that would permit the long-term detention of foreign terrorism suspects on American soil.
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Nine foreign terror suspects who have been held in British prisons without charge for nearly three years began an appeal for their release in a direct challenge to the Government&#39;s emergency anti-terrorism legislation.
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Officials are planning to propose a plea-bargaining system like that used in the United States which could see alleged terrorists get reduced gaol sentences.
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Plans to increase the time for which terrorist suspects can be held without charge are criticised.
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said Sunday his government wants new anti-terror laws as he accused the courts and parliament of wrongly stressing the rights of suspects over national security.
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The British government launched a legal bid on Thursday to protect the use of anti-terrorism powers which ministers admit are flawed but argue are still vital for the nation's security.
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Proposals to allow police to stop and question anyone in the UK under new anti-terror laws have been criticised.