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SAS 'Clash with Taleban' SAS 'Clash with Taleban'
SAS 'Clash with Taleban'- The UK Ministry of Defence refuse to discuss reports that an SAS unit was fired on by Taleban soldiers near the Afghan capital Kabul. ...
Police Extend Terror Quiz Police Extend Terror Quiz
Police Extend Terror Quiz- Police in the UK are given more time to question three people arrested in connection with the terrorist attacks in the US. ...
Is the UK Prepared? Is the UK Prepared?
Is the UK Prepared?- The attacks on the US a fortnight ago made the unthinkable imaginable. The UK is now strengthening its defences against chemical and biological attack, reports the BBC. ...
A Question of Identity A Question of Identity
A Question of Identity- The UK Government is considering reintroducing national identity cards in the fight against terrorism. But it would be sure to be a controversial move, reports the BBC. ...
Counsellors' 'Harrowing Task' Counsellors' 'Harrowing Task'
Counsellors' 'Harrowing Task'- Bereavement counsellors comforting families of Britons killed in the US terror strikes have spoken of the scale of their task. ...
Mourners Remember Missing Britons Mourners Remember Missing Britons
Mourners Remember Missing Britons- Grieving families of Britons still missing since the US terror attacks gather for a memorial ceremony in central London. ...
Editors Warned Over War Speculation Editors Warned Over War Speculation
Editors Warned Over War Speculation- One of Britain's leading military officers urges broadcasters and newspaper editors to minimise speculation about military action. ...
British Dead 'Nearer 200' British Dead 'Nearer 200'
British Dead 'Nearer 200'- Officials revise the number of Britons believed dead in the US terror attacks as the UK culture secretary prepares to visit New York. ...
US Attack Hero Caught on Film US Attack Hero Caught on Film
US Attack Hero Caught on Film- A photograph is released showing a British-born employee evacuating the World Trade Center moments before its collapse. ...
Task Force Youngster 'Ready' for Battle Task Force Youngster 'Ready' for Battle
Task Force Youngster 'Ready' for Battle- A teenage sailor with the Royal Navy task force heading for the Middle East tells her family she is afraid but ready to go into battle. ...
Tourists Shun Shakespeare's Birthplace Tourists Shun Shakespeare's Birthplace
Tourists Shun Shakespeare's Birthplace- Stratford-upon-Avon counts the cost of fewer overseas tourists coming to the UK following the US terror attacks. ...
Bin Laden's Strong Links to Britain Bin Laden's Strong Links to Britain
Bin Laden's Strong Links to Britain- Osama Bin Laden is one in a long line of Muslim militant extremists with strong connections to the UK, reports the BBC. ...
UK Tourism 'Set to Lose Billions' UK Tourism 'Set to Lose Billions'
UK Tourism 'Set to Lose Billions'- Tourism chiefs predict £2.5bn in lost overseas business this year because of foot-and-mouth and the US terror attacks. ...
Travel Experts Deny 'Vulture tourism' Travel Experts Deny 'Vulture tourism'
Travel Experts Deny 'Vulture tourism'- The UK travel industry denies cynical tourists are flocking to airlines and hoteliers hit by the US attacks to demand severe discounts. ...
Providing 'Emotional First Aid' Providing 'Emotional First Aid'
Providing 'Emotional First Aid'- Psychiatrist Colin Murray Parkes has just returned from New York, where he lent an hand to hold for the bereaved British families. ...
Police Probe UK Terrorist Link Police Probe UK Terrorist Link
Police Probe UK Terrorist Link- Scotland Yard investigates reports that 11 of the suicide hijackers involved in the US attacks may have passed through British airports. ...
Jowell Praises New York Firefighters Jowell Praises New York Firefighters
Jowell Praises New York Firefighters- Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell meets the firefighters involved in trying to rescue victims of the US terrorist attacks. ...
Bin Laden 'Will be Eradicated' Bin Laden 'Will be Eradicated'
Bin Laden 'Will be Eradicated'- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he has seen evidence of an "incontrovertible link" between Osama Bin Laden and the US terror attacks. ...
Spotlight on 'Special Relationship' Spotlight on 'Special Relationship'
Spotlight on 'Special Relationship'- Looks at the relationship between the UK and the US, and its definition in conflict. ...
Blair Condemns Terrorist 'Evil' Blair Condemns Terrorist 'Evil'
Blair Condemns Terrorist 'Evil'- Prime Minister Tony Blair attacks the "new evil" of mass terrorism as UK security is stepped up after a series of attacks on the US. ...
Blair's Statement in Full Blair's Statement in Full
Blair's Statement in Full- Full text of Tony Blair's statement made at the TUC Conference about the terrorist attacks in America. ...
US Attacks Stun TUC US Attacks Stun TUC
US Attacks Stun TUC- BBC News Online's Nick Assinder tells of the shock at the TUC conference as news of the attacks on the World Trade Centre breaks. ...
Blair's Statement in Full Blair's Statement in Full
Blair's Statement in Full- Full text of Tony Blair's statement to the nation in the wake of the terror attacks made on the United States. ...
TUC Ends Conference Early TUC Ends Conference Early
TUC Ends Conference Early- The TUC ended its conference early after delegates were left stunned by the terror attacks in the US. ...
UK Death Toll 'May Reach Hundreds' UK Death Toll 'May Reach Hundreds'
UK Death Toll 'May Reach Hundreds'- Downing Street said that hundreds of UK citizens could be among the casualties in the World Trade Center attacks. ...
When parliament has been recalled When parliament has been recalled
When parliament has been recalled- A look at other times of national and international crisis when parliament has been recalled. ...
Britons Tell of Miraculous Escapes Britons Tell of Miraculous Escapes
Britons Tell of Miraculous Escapes- British businessmen describe their terror as they escaped the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. ...
Greens Urge US Restraint Greens Urge US Restraint
Greens Urge US Restraint- America should hold back from any immediate vengeful attacks, says the UK Green Party as its conference begins. ...
Emergency Cabinet Meets in Number 10 Emergency Cabinet Meets in Number 10
Emergency Cabinet Meets in Number 10- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair has held an emergency cabinet meeting after a summit with senior ministers and security chiefs. ...
Blair Pledges Action Against Terror Blair Pledges Action Against Terror
Blair Pledges Action Against Terror- The UK prime minister warns that worldwide action must be taken to defeat terrorists before they have the chance to use nuclear weapons. ...
MPs Debate 'Act of War' MPs Debate 'Act of War'
MPs Debate 'Act of War'- Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says "turning the other cheek" would raise new dangers during the Commons debate on the US attacks. ...
A Fearfully Unique Occasion A Fearfully Unique Occasion
A Fearfully Unique Occasion- It is hard to think of a single occasion since the second world war when the House of Commons has been so united, so grieving, or so fearful, reports Nick Assinder. ...
Osama Bin Laden's Sister is in UK Osama Bin Laden's Sister is in UK
Osama Bin Laden's Sister is in UK- The sister of Osama Bin Laden is living in the UK, Whitehall sources confirm. ...
Blair Holds Attack Talks Blair Holds Attack Talks
Blair Holds Attack Talks- Prime Minister Tony Blair was holding telephone talks with world leaders on Saturday to further discuss the US attacks. ...
Call for Caution Over Military Action Call for Caution Over Military Action
Call for Caution Over Military Action- International development secretary Clare Short warns against taking military action which would harm Afghan civilians. ...
Blair Steps up Talks on Terror Attacks Blair Steps up Talks on Terror Attacks
Blair Steps up Talks on Terror Attacks- Downing Street warns "difficult decisions" lie ahead as European Union leaders announce plans for an emergency summit on Friday. ...
Short Shrift for Reticence Short Shrift for Reticence
Short Shrift for Reticence- Clare Short's warning that it would be "intolerable" for more innocent people to be killed in a terror response is typical of her straight-talking style, says the BBC. ...
Military Action: Labour Viewpoints Military Action: Labour Viewpoints
Military Action: Labour Viewpoints- Two key Labour Party figures tell BBC News Online what action is needed in response to the terrorist attacks on America. ...
Duncan Smith Offers National Unity Duncan Smith Offers National Unity
Duncan Smith Offers National Unity- New Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith offered, "behind closed doors", help to Tony Blair in a show of unity against terrorism. ...
Blair's Balancing Act Blair's Balancing Act
Blair's Balancing Act- Tony Blair faces a difficult time seeking to keep the support of his political party and the public at large for military action against terror. ...
Blair to Visit US Blair to Visit US
Blair to Visit US- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is to visit Washington and New York amid a flurry of international talks following the US terrorist attacks. ...
Blair's War Team Blair's War Team
Blair's War Team- The prime minister has a handfull of key people advising him on the military and political consequences of his reactions to the New York atrocities. ...
Military Options: Tory Viewpoints Military Options: Tory Viewpoints
Military Options: Tory Viewpoints- Conservatives Sir Malcolm Rifkind and John Maples give BBC News Online their views on the way ahead following the US terror attacks. ...
Blair Strides World Stage Blair Strides World Stage
Blair Strides World Stage- BBC Political Editor Andrew Marr says Tony Blair's world role really has made the UK prime minister a bridge between America and Europe. ...
Blair Gives Taleban Firm Warning Blair Gives Taleban Firm Warning
Blair Gives Taleban Firm Warning- Tony Blair gives the Taleban regime in Afghanistan a clear warning to hand over terrorist suspect Osama Bin Laden, or face the consequences. ...
UK Targets Terrorist Finances UK Targets Terrorist Finances
UK Targets Terrorist Finances- UK Chancellor Gordon Brown vows an international assault on terrorist finances and sends a list of suspects to banks around the world. ...
Terror Attacks: Lib Dem Views Terror Attacks: Lib Dem Views
Terror Attacks: Lib Dem Views- Two senior Liberal Democrat peers give BBC News Online their views on last week's atrocities and their wider implications. ...
EU Must Act Fast on Terror - Blunkett EU Must Act Fast on Terror - Blunkett
EU Must Act Fast on Terror - Blunkett- UK Home Secretary David Blunkett presses the European Union to act quickly in introducing a raft of new counter-terrorism measures. ...
Blair Targets World Terrorism Blair Targets World Terrorism
Blair Targets World Terrorism- UK Prime Minister Tony Blair insists the war against terrorism extends beyond targeting the Saudi-born dissident Osama Bin Laden. ...
Blair Pledges Solidarity with US Blair Pledges Solidarity with US
Blair Pledges Solidarity with US- The UK prime minister reaffirms his vow of support for the United States as he meets with President George W Bush in Washington. ...

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