Julia O'Dwyer says May's plan to give UK citizens new protections will come too late for her son

State Department officials will study ruling and could ask Interpol to issue red notice

The shock decision will be hailed as a significant milestone for those who have campaigned against the perceived one-sided nature of Britain’s extradition agreement with the United States

The account details of millions of online gamers have been stolen in a hack attack on games company Blizzard.

No criminal charges will be brought despite evidence of a "sophisticated and orchestrated" hacking attack on a university's computers, police said today.

In any other week, this column would be forced to begin with a personal appeal to Barack Obama, modelled on The Skibbereen Eagle's legendary warning to the Tsar of Russia, concerning American justice. This particular week, however, the President must be spared to focus on an arguably weightier legal matter than the hideously imbalanced Anglo-American extradition treaty of 2003. It's squeaky-bum time for the Prez, and we cannot chastise him for concentrating on more pressing legal concerns than the fate of Richard O'Dwyer.

Britons are increasingly heading to the Middle East for terrorist training in preparation for attacks in the wake of the Arab Spring, the head of MI5 has said.

An alleged hacker accused of conspiring to bring down the websites of the CIA and the UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency is not expected to be extradited to America, his solicitor said today.

The website of the UK's data protection watchdog has been blocked in an apparent attack by hackers.

The Serious Organised Crime Agency website has been taken temporarily offline after it was targeted by computer hackers.

Cannabis farmers steal about £200m of electricity every year to grow their illegal crops, a study has found.

The country is panic-buying petrol whilst the PM is in a hot spot over a pasty row. The timing couldn’t be better for the return of Yes, Prime Minister to screens after 24 years.

A website used to spread information on how to pirate pay television smart cards belonging to the defunct ITV Digital was funded by part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp, it was claimed last night.

The BBC has been the victim of a "sophisticated cyber-attack" in an attempt to undermine its Persian Service which broadcasts to Iran, according to director-general Mark Thompson.