The conference call between the FBI and the UK Metropolitan Police, leaked by Anonymous a few days ago, didn’t cause concern only among law enforcement agencies. Now, a Sheffield Member of Parliament (MP), David Blunkett, demands an apology after the Bri

SHEFFIELD MP and former Home Secretary David Blunkett is demanding an apology to the people of Sheffield for an “unwarranted slur” on the city by Metropolitan Police officers. He took exception to the London officers making derogatory remarks in joking w

The footballer Peter Crouch, the singer James Blunt, and Ukip's leader, Nigel Farage, are among 50 public figures preparing fresh phone hacking cases against Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers, it emerged in the high court on Wednesday, after the com

A woman walks past the NewsCorp building in New York on February 08, 2012. A further 15 politicians, sportsmen and celebrities reached settlements with the British newspaper arm of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp on Wednesday over a phone hacking scandal that

View a timeline of the phone hacking scandal in the slideshow below: LONDON (AP) — Nine more phone hacking lawsuits against Rupert Murdoch's News International have been settled, including a case brought by comedian Steve Coogan, his lawyer told Britain'

British lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced anger Tuesday at a court decision to release an imprisoned extremist cleric, saying the man described as one of Europe's leading al Qaeda figures could be free during the London Olympics. The Br

The others include Liberal democrats MP Simon Hughes and Sally King, a friend of former Home Secretary David Blunkett. More individuals reached out-of-court settlements with Rupert Murdoch's News International today in the phone-hacking case, as inquirie

It means 56 cases are still outstanding against News Group Newspapers, part of Rupert Murdoch's media empire, and Glenn Mulcaire, the PI who was jailed in 2007 in the original criminal trial for phone-hacking. Hugh Tomlinson QC, who represents some of th

'Extraordinarily dangerous': But Abu Qatada should not be described as an extremist, say BBC bosses BBC journalists have been told not to call hate preacher Abu Qatada an 'extremist'. Using such a term to describe the man once called 'Osama bin Laden’s r

2012-02-07 22:08 London — British lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced anger on Tuesday at a court decision to release an imprisoned extremist cleric, saying the man described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaeda figures could be free durin

Mrs May says she wants Qatada kicked out of Britain before the Olympics She warns he will be jailed again if he breaches terms of his release Hate preacher freed to walk his child to school within a weekFormer home secretary David Blunkett warns fanatic

tool goes here LONDON — British lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced anger Tuesday at a court decision to release an imprisoned extremist cleric, saying the man described as one of Europe's leading al-Qaida figures could be free during the

RAPHAEL SATTER and MEERA SELVA, Associated Press | LONDON British lawmakers from across the political spectrum voiced anger Tuesday at a court decision to release an imprisoned extremist cleric, saying the man described as one of Europe's leading al-Qai

Hate preacher is expected to walk free on MondayHe will be permitted to roam the streets for only two hours a dayLawyers argued he should be released on bail after being held for six and a half yearsFormer home secretary David Blunkett warns he is 'extra

Hate preacher is expected to walk free on MondayHe will be permitted to roam the streets for only two hours a dayLawyers argued he should be released on bail after being held for six and a half yearsFormer home secretary David Blunkett warns he is 'extra

4 February 2012 Last updated at 00:40 ET The hackers published a video of the call on YouTube Former Home Secretary David Blunkett has demanded an apology to the people of Sheffield for an "unwarranted slur" on the city by Scotland Yard officers. Hacking

31 January 2012 Last updated at 06:17 ET Mr Blunkett was education secretary under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2001 Former Labour education secretary David Blunkett has apologised after saying he did not believe children under 16 were taking courses in horse

Home Office: 'We will strongly resist any application to release Qatada on bail. We believe he poses a real risk to national security'Qatada's legal team said if bail is not granted client faces a further two years of detention'That, we would say, is an

A radical Muslim cleric accused of posing a grave threat to Britain's national security could walk free in days, a tribunal has heard. Abu Qatada, once described as 'Osama bin Laden's right-hand man in Europe', will be considered for bail at a hearing on