Jedi dennounce UK sabre ban plan
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Duel of the fates The UK's Jedi community today expressed concerns that government plans to ban Samurai swords could hinder their freedom to wield lightsabres in public.â¦
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"We cannot have a reincarnation of the old 'sus' laws under which mostly black people, ethnic minorities, were literally stopped on sight and that created a really bad atmosphere and an erosion of civil liberties."  British police could get powers to stop and question anyone in the UK under proposed tough new anti-terror laws. via Boston Today
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Filtering out rogue operators Online gambling operators outside Europe will have to seek Government permission to advertise in the UK. The British government's reform of gambling law mandates the seeking of permission in an attempt to crack down on rogue operators.â¦
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Threats from dissident republicans have forced police in Northern Ireland to deploy vehicle checkpoints to prevent a new terrorist bombing campaign and put an end to hopes of a historic British royal visit to the Irish Republic this year
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RIP Biggles The UK Ministry of Defence is to invest Â£124m in developing a new pilotless plane.â¦
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AUSTRALIAS Air Force will be equipped with advanced cruise missiles in a move Indonesia warns could spark a regional arms race. Defence Minister Senator Robert Hill said yesterday the Government had approved
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Proposals to allow police to stop and question anyone in the UK under new anti-terror laws have been criticised.
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Can't wait for British-badged ones The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has moved to rapidly acquire more surveillance drones, placing an urgent order for Hermes 450 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Israel. The robot aircraft are needed for ongoing operations in southwest Asia.â¦
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One week after Britain's Prince Harry appeared at a costume party wearing a Nazi swastika, the European Parliament is considering a Nazi symbol ban.
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British telephone users now have a new code prefix - 056 - for VoIP numbers with cyberspace locations. The United Kingdom&#39;s media and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom, has released plans to help the take
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Deals are being sought to allow the UK to deport terror suspects to their home countries.
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Aircraft will be banned from flying low over a series of key London landmarks such as the Houses of Parliament under new anti-terror rules announced.
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Jumbo wants pork The Airborne Laser, the US Missile Defence programme's raygun-equipped jumbo jet, is to visit Washington tonight in an attempt to drum up support on Capitol Hill.â¦
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A secret deal is struck to allow the US to station Son of Star Wars missiles in the UK, claims a newspaper.
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The US considers new options as the UK supports the creation of a no-fly zone over Sudan's war-torn Darfur.
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INDIAN takeaway ordered from a British restaurant by Barmy Army fans in Australia will be destroyed when it arrives by plane.Comment
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Comment is free: Simon Jenkins: This ban is a classic instance of centralised meddling which ignores the potential of local self-discipline.