Corrupt and incompetent police officers have avoided detection because of a broken system of checks that have shaken public confidence in the integrity of the service, MPs said today.

Qatada was convicted of terror charges in his absence in Jordan in 1999

Scotland Yard is closely watching radical cleric Anjem Choudary to see if his proclamations break the law, one of the force's most senior officers told MPs today.

Three of the internet's most profitable companies have pledged “paltry” amounts to child protection bodies, despite their continued verbal support.

Police “struggling to cope” with a flood of allegations resulting from the Jimmy Savile scandal have set aside £240,000 to hire former policeman as private detectives, it has been revealed.

Scotland Yard's inquiry in to the "Plebgate" row, which led to Andrew Mitchell resigning as chief whip, has cost an estimated £144,000 so far.

Leading MP says eventual ruling could have 'huge implications for every citizen'

BBC documentary has found that in the past three years 500 stun guns have been seized by the Metropolitan Police in London

Children of royal-hoax nurse say tearful farewell at cathedral service

Hospital boss says neither staff, Mrs Saldanha's friends or family noticed anything 'to give cause for concern'

The number of outstanding asylum and immigration cases rose by 25,000 in three months and is “spiralling out of control”, making the total caseload the equivalent of the population of Iceland, an MP has said.

The UK Border Agency faces a backlog of cases equivalent to the population of Newcastle, MPs warned yesterday.

Theresa May has revealed that G4 S holds Government and police contracts worth £600m

They said they would pay the Government for the pleasure of serving the Olympic spirit – but once they got the contract they'd only do their bit if we paid them £500 million and did the work ourselves. It's there in black and white.