A blind Chinese activist who sparked a diplomatic crisis by fleeing into the US Embassy last month filled out a Chinese passport application and posed for a photo Wednesday, moving forward in his bid to study in the United States.

Emergency plans to hire 70 more staff at troubled Heathrow were announced by the Immigration Minister yesterday as he acknowledged that the huge queues at the airport may be damaging Britain's reputation abroad.

From nifty scales to classy passport covers

Medical and social security records kept by public bodies are being unlawfully or inappropriately accessed dozens of times a month and hundreds of civil servants disciplined for data offences, according to Government records.

The undercover agent who foiled an an Al-Qa'ida plot to destroy an airliner by posing as a potential suicide bomber is British, it was reported in the US last night.

Managers at the troubled UK Border Agency have received bonuses of up to £10,000 just days after facing fierce criticism over recent chaotic scenes at Heathrow airport.

James McClean has closed his Twitter account after receiving death threats following his selection for the Republic of Ireland's Euro 2012 finals squad.

Three men appeared in court today charged following a counter-terrorism investigation into a network suspected of smuggling a banned stimulant drug from Britain to America.

Airport falls short of BAA targets as arrivals are greeted with three-hour waits at passport control

The extent to which the Border Force failed to meet some immigration-queue targets at Heathrow last month were revealed today.

The UK Border Agency's IT system has collapsed under the volume of applications being made, forcing senior executives and foreign investors to consider taking their business elsewhere, a partner at one of Britain's top law firms said today.

Revealed: failed airport eye scanners have cost £2 for every passenger who used them

Court ruling means foreign visitors will no longer be able to get their fix of marijuana

Three men have been arrested and 36 criminal websites selling credit card information and other personal data shut down as part of a two-year international anti-fraud operation, police have confirmed.