The PSNI Chief Constable has told MPs that he needs more officers to deal with the current threat level of further violence.

The Association of Chief Police Officers and other groups have voiced concerns to the Prime Minister David Cameron, stating that opting out of EU Justice and treaties would lead to a major security risk.

The UK Parliament Defence Committee’s has published its report on cyber security, noting that cyber threats can evolve very quickly with serious consequences for the nation's security.

Three hundred people were evacuated from the Shard in London, the tallest building in the European Union, as part of a large-scale emergency simulation.

Vatican clergy and staff will now need to carry an identity card complete with a microchip-tracking device, as part of new security measures designed to prevent a repeat of the ‘Vatileaks’ scandal.

Ground-breaking biometric research has shown that the freely available facial recognition search engines used by social networking sites such as Facebook and Picasa are as accurate as some specialist biometric systems sold to government agencies, such as police forces.

A British company has developed a hi-tech software programme it believes can help detect and prevent potentially dangerous passengers and cargo entering the UK using the technique known as "risk profiling".