Decriminalising drugs – a wise investment?
Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
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Sir Richard Branson says it’s time to be brave on drugs policy. But as funding is cut for harm reduction programmes in many countries, perhaps there are more pressing issues.
The man who leaked details of a top-secret US surveillance programme drops out of sight in Hong Kong, as Washington calls for aggressive prosecution.
So the government is watching you. Or is it? And should you be worried?
Claims that GCHQ used private data from United States security agencies to circumvent the law are baseless, Foreign Secretary William Hague tells the Commons.
An ex-CIA employee working as a contractor at the US National Security Agency reveals he is the whistleblower who leaked details of a top secret surveillance programme.
The foreign secretary insists Britain’s GCHQ listening post has not been using America’s Prism internet monitoring system to get around legal restraints on surveillance.
After reports that the US government is able to mine the servers of the country’s seven biggest technology companies, including Google and Facebook, Channel 4 News looks at what it means for UK users.
Barack Obama defends secret surveillance reports, assuring citizens phone calls are private. But the Information Commissioner’s Office says there are “real issues” about US agencies accessing UK data.
Former soldiers with no degree can enrol to train in schools from next year – and become qualified in half the normal time – under a government drive to bring a military ethos to the classroom.
The UK government is donating £18m for the safety and skills training of Bangladeshi factory workers following the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory in April.
As David Cameron announces a statutory register and the Commons speaker suspends parliamentary passes, why is lobbying dominating the headlines again?
After two fatal terrorist attacks in the space of two months, it is time to ask how we can stop thousands of potentially angry young men from being turned to terrorism.
On the eve of Oscar Pistorius’ next court appearance, South African journalist Debora Patta meets the Paralympian’s coach who says the runner had a fascination with guns and could lose his temper.
The numbers of people relying on food banks to survive has exploded in the UK in what is being described as a “national disgrace”, as Cordelia Lynch reports.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond confirms up to 90 Afghans are being detained at Camp Bastion, but the government hopes to transfer them to Afghan custody in the near future.