Brown Says Labour Must Modernise

"The big challenges facing the UK such as terrorism and climate change cannot be solved "unless we involve the people of this country", Gordon Brown says. To achieve that the Labour Party must reform and modernise again, he told a youth hustings in Oxford. "Only 1% of the...

Further consultation on HMRC criminal investigation powers

"A consultation document setting out how the Government proposes to update HM Revenue & Customs' (HMRC) criminal investigation powers and accompanying safeguards is published today. The consultation is the latest stage of HMRC's work to modernise its powers, deterrents...

Singapore to legalise oral, anal sex for heterosexuals

"Oral and anal sex in private between consenting heterosexual adults would be legalised under Singapore's first major penal code amendments in 22 years, the government said on Wednesday. Singapore, which in recent years has gradually eased social restrictions that have given...