Major General Jonathan Shaw said decrypting social media messages would see terrorists use other secure methods to communicate

‘We have to have a situation where we can have our security services get into the terrorists’ communications. That’s absolutely the case’

Foreign minister said companies needs to stop making money from ‘prurient violent material’

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Home Office announces people fleeing to UK from Syria will now be granted refugee status, giving them previously denied access to university and overseas travel documents

Government support is inadequate to cover 'the most basic necessities', say charities

Durham Constabulary chief constable Mike Barton says scheme makes 'good sense'

Home Secretary authorises new weapons but says forces must be more open about their use of tasers

The Home Secretary says the Government will not consider any alterations, setting the stage for a fight in the upper House

The British Hospitality Association says restaurants have been unable to hire leading chefs from France and Italy – with some forced to shelve opening plans

Experienced cop who led re-investigation into Stephen Lawrence murder is now in charge of 43,000 staff and a £3bn budget

The Home Office will provide a £40m cash injection 

‘Parliament has rejected our basic request to be treated like human beings, not bargaining chips’

Opinion seems to exist on a continuum which says refugees in Jordan or Lebanon need our help, but once they get close enough to our borders they suddenly become a potential threat

Amber Rudd said saving the children would be a ‘pull factor’

Last-gasp letter from Home Secretary Amber Rudd tells potential rebels that 'nothing will change for any EU citizen...without Parliament’s approval'