UK ID card roll-out 'delayed until after election'
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Introduction of a U.K.-wide compulsory ID card system will be deferred until after the next election, according to documents leaked to the Tories.
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The United States will begin issuing   high security biometric identification cards for port workers   as planned at the year-end, but the roll-out of card readers   will be postponed to next year, the Department of Homeland   Security (DHS) said on Wednesday.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair won a key vote Monday in his bid to reintroduce identity cards, seen by the government as a key weapon in its anti-terror campaign.
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The British government has admitted the cost of introducing identity cards will be almost double its original estimate of three billion pounds (5.6 billion dollars, 4.3 billion euros)), the Financial Times reported.
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Britons will not be required to have ID cards until 2012, two years later than originally planned, the opposition Conservatives claimed on Tuesday, citing leaked government documents they obtained.
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London -- Invoking a global threat of terrorism, the British government announced plans Tuesday to introduce national identity cards for the first time since the World War II era.
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Plans to bring in controversial "pay as you throw" charges for waste have been delayed, the BBC understands.
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Afghanistan's election vote count is delayed until the shape of an inquiry into alleged flaws is announced.
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A plan to tighten U.S. borders by requiring passports or tamper-resistant identification cards from everyone entering the country by land from Mexico and Canada has been delayed.
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You've waited patiently in line to vote, only to be told your name can't be found on registration rolls. Worse, they've run out of ballots at your polling station.
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A controversial scheme for national identity cards has been approved by the British House of Commons.
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Charles Clarke faces his first big test as Home Secretary on Monday - bringing in the government&#39;s proposals on ID cards. Up to 30 Labour backbenchers have threatened to vote against the measures saying they represent an erosion of civil liberties.
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) says users of its online service are still experiencing delays filing their tax self-assessment.
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Some businesses and lawmakers are worried that new identification requirements going into effect Thursday at the borders with Canada and Mexico could create widespread confusion and delays and discourage some people from making the trip.
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Britain said on Tuesday it plans to force non-European foreign nationals to register identity details such as fingerprints and iris scans from 2008.
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Tony Blair is expected to make the case for compulsory ID cards during his regular news conference on Monday.
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Still horribly intrusive, though A Home Office minister has said the cost of the proposed ID card could be dramatically reduced if the government used its existing databases as a foundation for the scheme.â¦