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Former acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

UK police face charges for Hillsborough drama

Prosecutions will be pursued after the unlawful-killing verdict at the inquest of 96 Liverpool fans.

Future of UK police lies in the streets

Britain may face years of public disorder fuelled by the economic crisis, with police battling to keep control of the streets.

Elvis Costello boycotts concerts in Israel

Elvis Costello has cancelled two concerts he was scheduled to play in Israel in protest against its treatment of Palestinians.

US ‘warned India of attack’

The United States warned India last month of a pending raid by a Pakistan-based militant group, it emerged last week.

Abu Hamza’s arsenal of hate

With controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment for soliciting to murder and race hate offences, British police have revealed to the public what…

UK police chief tried to block inquiry

Sir Ian Blair personally ordered that independent investigators be denied access to the scene where an innocent man had been shot dead by police after being mistaken for a…

Deadly bungle

The Brazilian shot dead by police on a tube train in mistake for a suicide bomber had already been overpowered by a surveillance officer before he was killed, according to secret…

Guantanamo prisoners to get legal visit

The United States is to allow three British citizens and two British residents their first access to a lawyer since being imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay more than two years ago.…

Torture by the (CIA) book

In the United Kingdom the debate about photographs depicting abuse of Iraqi prisoners has centred on their authenticity. In the United States there are no doubts about the…