Water cannon set to be deployed across Britain amid fears of more riots Senior officers say likelihood of future protests against the Government mean they could need permission to deploy water cannon in mainland Britain for the first time Police… Read More ›
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Foreign drug dealer wins human rights case ( U.K.)
A Jamaican man who commuted to London every day to sell crack on a council estate has used human rights laws to stop a deportation order Keno Forbes was convicted of 11 counts of supplying Class A drugs on a… Read More ›
Undercover police to be banned from having sexual relationships with targets (U.K.)
New rules will stop undercover officers having intimate relationships with people they are investigating, following concern over series of cases Mark Kennedy, a former Scotland Yard officer, is alleged to have slept with a number of women whose activities he… Read More ›
Criminal who burned woman’s face can stay in Britain because of his human rights
A violent foreign criminal who burned a woman’s face with melted plastic and scalded her with boiling water has defeated a bid to deport him from Britain because of his human rights, the Telegraph can disclose. Valentine Harverye, a Zimbabwean… Read More ›
Revealed: Ordinary laboratory animals are outnumbered by GM counterparts for first time
‘These represent the next generation of tools to understand complex conditions’ says one researcher Steve Connor Tuesday, 16 July 2013 The number of genetically modified (GM) animals used in scientific research in Britain has exceeded the number of ordinary laboratory… Read More ›
The violent criminal we can’t deport because of his seven children by three different women
A violent foreign criminal who held a knife to the throat of a victim has overturned a government attempt to deport him due to his “right to family life”. Corbin came to Britain from Barbados in 1978 aged 16 and… Read More ›
Exclusive: UK is warned it is losing fight against modern slavery
In many cases, victims of trafficking – rather than the criminal bosses – are prosecuted Emily Dugan Tuesday, 11 June 2013 Britain risks “losing the fight” against human trafficking unless the criminal justice system urgently improves its response to the… Read More ›
Financial meltdown was caused by too many bankers taking cocaine, says former government drugs tsar Prof David Nutt
Academic, who was sacked for claiming that horse riding was as safe as taking ecstasy, said abuse of cocaine caused the financial meltdown. Rob Williams Monday, 15 April 2013 The former Government drugs tsar, Professor David Nutt, has said the… Read More ›
British spooked by Bulgaria and Romania’s migration
Thursday, 17 January 2013 About 50,000 people from Romania and Bulgaria will come to the UK every year when restrictions are lifted next year, think tank Migration Watch suggests. It predicts this level annually in the first five years after… Read More ›
Hi-tech CCTV can recognise faces from half a mile away
High–definition CCTV cameras that can identify and track faces from half–a–mile away could turn Britain into a Big Brother society if left unregulated, the first surveillance commissioner has warned. CCTV Photo: ALAMY By Telegraph reporters 7:08AM BST 03 Oct 2012… Read More ›
Creepy UK installs CCTV in School’s bathrooms
Wednesday, 12 September 2012 Over 200 UK state schools have installed cameras in bathrooms and changing rooms to monitor students, a recent surveillance survey reported. British parents will likely be shocked by the study’s findings. The survey is based on… Read More ›
Children as young as seven and eight are using ecstasy and cannabis, according to an official report.
From The Telegraph By Martin Beckford, Home Affairs Editor 10:00PM BST 26 Jul 2012 A Home Office survey found that some drug users had admitted taking ecstasy when they were just seven years old, while others said they smoked cannabis … Read More ›