Terror plot prompts apology and ID card pledge
News Article 14 April 2005
Alan Milburn has apologised for the killing of a policeman by the failed asylum seeker who plotted a UK terror attack.
Terror case puts asylum in spotlight
Press Review 14 April 2005
News that a failed asylum seeker was allowed to remain in Britain and plot an al-Qaeda terrorist attack pushes Labour's manifesto launch off the front pages of many of today's papers.
MPs warn on al Qaeda threat
News Article 5 April 2005
The al Qaeda threat to the UK may have become more difficult to tackle over recent years, a select committee has warned.
No 9/11 in London, says Ken
Press Review 14 March 2005
A September 11 style attack could not occur in London, Ken Livingstone claimed yesterday.
'Many' al-Qaeda trainees living in UK - Met chief
Press Review 4 March 2005
Britain faces a potential terrorist threat from "very many" Muslim men who returned to Britain after spending time in training camps in Afghanistan, the Metropolitan Police commissioner has warned.
Met puts Londoners on alert
News Article 28 February 2005
The Metropolitan Police has called on Londoners to make the capital a more hostile environment for terrorists.
Terror warning on election campaign
Press Review 25 February 2005
Sir Ian Blair, head of the Metropolitan Police, has warned of the possibility of a terrorist bombing campaign in the run up to the general election.
MPs back fresh anti-terror laws
Press Review 24 February 2005
Following a day of debate, MPs backed the government's new anti-terror laws last night.
Terror attack attempt 'inevitable' says police chief
News Article 1 February 2005
The new Metropolitan police chief has said he wants to make London the safest city in the world but conceded that an attempted terror attack is "inevitable".
Nuclear waste linked to terror threat
Press Review 18 January 2005
The government's failure to provide a long-term strategy for the disposal of nuclear waste is increasing the risk of an accident or terrorist attack, independent scientists have warned.
Kennedy criticises Hain over terror claims
Press Review 25 November 2004
Tony Blair has been urged to stop his ministers "playing politics" with terrorism after Commons leader Peter Hain claimed Britain would be safer under Labour than other parties.
Hoon defends tough approach to terrorism
News Article 24 November 2004
The government is facing global terrorist threats that are "without precedent", Geoff Hoon has said.
Hain defends terror claim
News Article 24 November 2004
Peter Hain has defended his claim that Britain is safer under Labour.
Home Office linked to claim of al Qaeda plot
Press Review 24 November 2004
The Home Office is suspected of being behind media reports that a plot to fly planes into London skyscrapers has been foiled by the security services.
'Terror plot' played down
Press Review 23 November 2004
Whitehall sources have rejected claims that security services have foiled a plot by terrorists to fly an aircraft into Canary Wharf.
