“Dozens of inmates convicted of terrorism offences will be released after serving half their sentences under rules introduced by the Government.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2008
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The fiancée of the ringleader of the failed July 21 bombings was today jailed for three years for helping him to escape London dressed in a burka.”
The Guardian, 11th July 2008
source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown’s plan to detain terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days suffered a big setback yesterday when the former head of MI5 condemned it as unworkable and all but accused Downing Street of playing politics with Britain’s national security.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“MPs are to debate emergency legislation to restore trial judges’ powers to grant anonymity to witnesses.”
BBC News, 8th July 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s government will today join peers from all parties to attack the government’s plans for 42-day pre-charge detention for terrorist suspects.”
The Guardian, 8th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The two most senior legal figures in Tony Blair’s cabinet will today lead a devastating assault against plans to hold terror suspects without charge for up to 42 days.”
The Independent, 8th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A mother whose son died in the 7 July bombings in London is using today’s third anniversary of the atrocity to call for a public inquiry into the incident.”
The Independent, 7th July 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Government plans to extend pre-charge detention for terror suspects to 42 days are ‘unnecessary, disproportionate and counter-productive’ and should be rejected when they come before the House of Lords next week, an international human rights group said today. ”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The hiding place of a leading terror suspect was inadvertently released by Justice Ministry officials last night after he was freed from jail under unprecedented bail conditions. The man, who can be identified only as U, was released from Long Lartin, Worcestershire, after the appeal court ruled there was no reason to hold him indefinitely as he could not be deported to his native Algeria.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Gordon Brown today denied offering peerages or other inducements to persuade MPs to back the government’s controversial plans to detain terror suspects for up to 42 days.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The EU is close to finalising an agreement with the US that would allow the FBI to see the internet browsing habits and credit card histories of UK citizens.”
The Observer, 29th June 2008
Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk
“Freelance journalist Shiv Malik must hand over his source material for a book on terrorism to Greater Manchester Police within seven days and pay legal costs, a judicial review of the case ruled yesterday.”
The Guardian, 27th June 2008
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man who was accused of failing to disclose information about one of the attempted 21 July bombers.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The prosecutor in the trial of three men accused of helping the 7 July London suicide bombers has denied the case was a witch-hunt.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An ‘angelic looking boy’ aged 12 has been identified as at severe risk of being lured into violent Islamist extremism, a senior police officer revealed today.”
The Times, 26th June 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A student accused of not telling police of an alleged suicide-bomb plot has been released on conditional bail.”
BBC News, 24th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Nazi sympathiser who kept nail bombs under his bed was today found guilty of terror offences.”
The Independent, 24th June 2008
“Police were right to ask a journalist to reveal source material for a book about terrorism but the terms of the order obtained were too wide, the High Court has ruled. Arguments on what the terms of the ‘production order’ should be will be heard this week.”
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd June 2008
Source: www.out-law.com
“Concessions made to secure the passage of the 42-day detention bill will ‘damage the fight against terrorism’, a former home secretary has said.”
BBC News, 20th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza has lost his High Court battle against extradition to the United States, where he faces a jail sentence of up to 100 years.”
The Independent, 21st June 2008
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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