Pension snooping powers branded attack on freedom

Campaigners have heaped pressure on ministers to scrap new “big brother” powers that could allow the government to snoop on bank accounts of state pensioners. They warned the measures, designed to battle fraud and error, are a “draconian attack on the civil

Police will get new powers to sack rogue officers

Police chiefs will get greater powers to sack rogue officers from April, a minister has revealed. Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley pushed for the changes after a string of scandals left the Met’s reputation in tatters. He was appointed last year

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