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Simplified ID plan follows consultation.
But 48 per cent are opposed to the Home Office scheme.
Law on forced marriages pondered.
Forcing someone to marry against their will could become a crime under plans being considered by ministers.
UK Government open source policy gets an upgrade.
The e-Government Unit "will explore with Government, industry and other stakeholders further activities to support OSS use in the public sector."
Businesses and charities join forces to end UK's digital divide.
"The solution is not getting everyone a PC. The starting point has to be to get people motivated."
Doubts over passport face scans.
Technology to be incorporated into new UK passports by end 2005 has a 10% failure rate.
Effects of climate change due to global warming threaten to deepen poverty.
Humanitarian and development agencies' report 'Up in Smoke' calls for urgent action.
UK denies involvement in Indymedia servers seizure.
A written Home Office response says no Commons statement is necessary.
BT gets behind renewable energy
British Telecom has announced a three-year plan to get all of its energy needs from renewable sources.
FBI returns Indymedia news servers.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is concerned about implications of this seizure for free speech and privacy, and improper and unconstitutional silencing of independent media.
Homes plan 'will swamp' countryside.
Government plans for an extra half a million homes in east England will cause a water crisis, threaten landscapes, damage historic towns and destroy wildlife.