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Three British Muslim men were found guilty on Thursday of planning a string of bombings that prosecutors said could have been deadlier than the July 7, 2005, attacks on London's transport network.

Three British Muslim men were found guilty on Thursday of planning a string of bombings that prosecutors said could have been deadlier than the July 7, 2005, attacks on London's transport network.

Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins led a parade of Olympic champions whose achievements in a remarkable summer of sport in Britain were recognised in the New Year Honours list on Saturday.

Secret trials would bring an end to the government paying compensation without judicial scrutiny in cases where secret material cannot be used in public court, the former head of MI5 said Wednesday.

British secret services considered sending "radio-controlled pigeons" on sensitive missions after World War II, a diary from a top intelligence officer released Friday shows.

A secret agent who infiltrated the IRA ranks for Britain's domestic security service MI5 broke cover Tuesday to complain that he had been abandoned by his handlers.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was unlikely to be extradited from Sweden to the United States if there was a risk of the death penalty or a military court, Australia's foreign minister said Wednesday.

Israel has bolstered its security presence for the London Olympics amid fears that an Iranian terror squad in Europe may be planning an attack on its athletes, according to a press report Sunday.

British authorities insisted Thursday that Olympic security would not be compromised after having to draft in an extra 3,500 troops because a private security firm failed to provide enough guards.

The home secretary defended the handling of Olympic security Thursday after the government said it would deploy an extra 3,500 troops after a private security firm failed to provide enough guards.

Britain's spy agencies have been placed under "unprecedented pressure" by preparations for the Olympics, leaving the country at risk from other threats, a parliamentary committee said Thursday.

Britain is girding itself for the biggest peacetime security operation in its history featuring anti-aircraft missiles on rooftops and a warship in the River Thames for the London Olympics.

Britain is girding itself for the biggest peacetime security operation in its history featuring anti-aircraft missiles on rooftops and a warship in the River Thames for the London Olympics.

The Arab Spring uprisings have given Al-Qaeda new arenas in which to rebuild, increasing the chances of home-grown terrorist attacks in Britain, the head of its domestic intelligence agency warned Monday.

The Arab Spring uprisings have given Al-Qaeda new arenas in which to rebuild, increasing the chances of home-grown terrorist attacks in Britain, the head of its domestic intelligence agency warned Monday.

Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to be awarded an honorary doctorate by Britain's prestigious Oxford University, her alma mater announced Thursday.

Three relatives of prominent dissident republican Colin Duffy appeared in court in Northern Ireland on Saturday charged with terrorism offences including conspiracy to murder.

Northern Irish police charged five dissident republicans with "terror" offences on Friday.

The Foreign Office refused to comment Friday on reports that the double agent who infiltrated Al-Qaeda and helped foil the plot to blow up a US-bound airliner held a British passport.

Security services have uncovered a plot to assassinate exiled Chechen separatist Akhmed Zakayev in London, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper has reported.