Afghanistan 'vital to UK security' (Guardian Unlimited)

British soldiers are fighting in Afghanistan in a conflict as fundamental to the UK's national security as the first and second world wars, John Hutton, the defence secretary, said yesterday. Choosing Armistice Day to make his maiden speech in the post, Hutton's clear message to the public was that the September 11 al-Qaida attacks on the US were as significant as the German invasion ...

Security draws Iraqi doctors home (BBC News)

Improved security in Iraq has led to 800 doctors returning so far this year, a senior health ministry official says.

Mass migration, Internet major threats to UK's national security: Ex-Home Secretary (New Kerala)

London, Nov.17 : Former British Home Secretary John Reid has warned that mass migration and the Internet are major threats to the country's national security.

No ransom for pirates, UK insists (BBC News)

The UK rules out paying ransoms to hostage-takers as two Britons remain on board an oil tanker seized by Somali pirates.

UK hostages on tanker named (BBC News)

Two UK hostages on the Saudi Arabian oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates are named, as families call for a safe return.