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 warn they expect water cannon will be required because “the ongoing and potential future austerity…
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 housing estate in Islington, north London, in 2011 By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent…
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 was investigating By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 7:00PM GMT 29 Oct 2013 Undercover police…
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 national, was jailed for five and a half years for grievous bodily harm after scarring…
‘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 animals for the first time, according to official statistics that show a 9 per cent…
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 was granted indefinite leave to remain By David Barrett, Home Affairs Correspondent 9:00PM BST…
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 crime, a major study will warn. The report, seen by The Independent, comes at a…
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 financial crisis was caused by too many bankers taking cocaine. The controversial academic, who was…
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 these controls end, warning of “significant consequences” for housing and jobs, the BBC reports. Citizens…
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 Andrew Rennison said new technology was being rolled out without public consultation. It is so…
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 a freedom of information request conducted by Big Brother Watch, an anti-surveillance activist group. The…
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 at age eight. The youngest reported user of cocaine was just nine. It is the…
