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The Home Secretary has published a list of grounds for deporting people who foment, justify or glorify terrorist violence. But Unison say social workers should not be forced to split up families of asylum seekers.

Facilities at four short-term immigrant holding centres have been condemned as "inadequate" by the prisons watchdog.

The PM has suggested a wide-ranging set of proposals to address terrorist threats in the UK, many of which affect the fundamental right to freedom of expression. Article 19 urges the British government to reconsider these proposed measures in light of their international obligations.

The Well, or Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link was set up in 1985 before the net was widely used; early Well members included the founders of cyber-rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The current owners are looking for a buyer to keep the community going.

Leaked documents suggest that the British police’s shooting dead of a 27 year old Brazilian electrician were the result of a series of errors.

Monsanto's GM maize MON 863 is now cleared for "import, processing and feed use but not use in food or for cultivation".

The New Scientist reports that deaths from air pollution are likely to rise in European cities, due to the combined effects of climate change and the failure to reduce the emission levels of major pollutants. And a WWF study shows that, out of all these cities, London showed the greatest increase in summer mean average temperature.

Britain, France and Germany have gained backing for a resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna demanding that Iran freeze its nuclear activities.

The world's largest frozen peat bog is melting, which could speed the rate of global warming. The area, which is the size of France and Germany combined, could release billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

The Lord Chancellor said the proposed changes would allow Britain to deport undesirable foreigners while abiding by the Human Rights Act. But Human Rights Watch say that the proposed Anti-Terrorism measures threaten fundamental rights.