AFP - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe", has no grounds to stay in Britain and should be deported to his native Jordan, a court heard.

AFP - Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, once described as Osama bin Laden's "right-hand man in Europe", has no grounds to stay in Britain and should be deported to his native Jordan, a court heard.

AFP - The failure of British spies to prevent last year's London bombings was largely down to a lack of resources, two reports into the attack are expected to conclude this week, newspapers said.

AFP - The failure of British spies to prevent last year's London bombings was largely down to a lack of resources, two reports into the attack are expected to conclude this week, newspapers said.

AP - Five men pleaded not guilty Friday to murder conspiracy and other charges in the failed attempt to bomb London's transit system on July 21.

AFP - The threat to Britain from terrorism has not changed since the suicide bomb attacks in London last year that killed 56 people and injured more than 700, the country's top police officer said.

AFP - The threat to Britain from terrorism has not changed since the suicide bomb attacks in London last year that killed 56 people and injured more than 700, the country's top police officer said.

Reuters - A "performance artist" sparked a major security alert in London on Wednesday when she left five packages, one with nails sticking out of it, across a busy area of the city during the morning rush-hour, police said.

Reuters - Police said a series of suspect packages found in west London on Wednesday were harmless after a major alert which saw officers seal off a busy area of the capital and call in bomb squad experts.