NEW YEAR'S EVE 2017: RECORD NUMBER OF ARMED POLICE, CONCRETE BOLLARDS AND REGULAR PATROLS ON TUBE AS SECURITY IS RAMPED UP IN WAKE OF TERROR THREAT

Streets will be blocked by 65 sand-filled bin lorries and around 7,000 police officers will be on patrol... READ MORE›

ARMED POLICE STORM TUBE TRAIN AT BANK STATION OVER REPORTS OF PASSENGER WIELDING KNIFE

Passengers were left terrified as British Transport Police BTP put Bank and Liverpool Street stations in lockdown as they searched for the armed man... READ MORE›

FAA TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND DRONE REGISTRY

A final version of the panel's recommendations was expected to receive approval from 25 task force members on Friday... READ MORE›

'SUBSTANCE' THROWN AT TRAIN WORKER AND COMMUTER

Passengers threw water over the the male rail worker and female commuter after the attack on an overground service near South Tottenham station on Wednesday... READ MORE›

20M OF STORM REPAIR FUND STILL UNSPENT AFTER ONE YEAR

6m available from the Office of Public Works OPW for the repair of coastal and flood defences, just 7... READ MORE›

WHAT HAPPENS TO DEBRIS WHEN A PLANE CRASHES IN THE OCEAN?

Source Australian Transport Safety Bureau and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation CSIRO ... READ MORE›

THE POINTS SYSTEM MAY BE FLAWED BUT IT HAS SAVED LIVES

Penalty points are key to making our roads safer, and any issue must be addressed as a priority... READ MORE›

FAA UNVEILS DRONE REGISTRATION RULES, DEADLINE, POSSIBLE FINE

Registration gives us an opportunity to work with these users to operate their unmanned aircraft safely... READ MORE›

TRUMP FACES AN EARLY TEST WITH REPUBLICANS OVER RUSSIAN HACKING

And McCain, the party's 2008 presidential nominee, questioned whether Trump should nominate Tillerson, citing the executive's longstanding business ties with Moscow... READ MORE›

U.S. SENATE LEADER SAYS IRAN SANCTIONS RENEWAL WILL PASS

We're going to take up the House bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters at the Senate's weekly Republican leadership news conference... READ MORE›

TRUMP SOON TO GET SOBERING REALITY CHECK, OBAMA SAYS

President Barack Obama cautioned against dire predictions for Donald Trump's presidency Monday, saying his Republican successor faces a reality check if he... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE: U.S. HOUSE TO VOTE ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT RENEWAL AS SOON AS NOVEMBER

The Iran Sanctions Act was enacted to curb Tehran's support for terrorism and its very dangerous weapons proliferation... READ MORE›

BILL PASSED BY US CONGRESS ALLOWING 9/11 VICTIMS' FAMILIES TO SUE SAUDI ARABIA COULD BE DEFEATED BY PRESIDENTIAL VETO

In April, it was reported that Saudi Arabia had warned the US that it would hit back economically at Washington if the bill proceeded... READ MORE›

U.S. PAYMENT OF $1.7 BILLION TO IRAN MADE ENTIRELY IN CASH

The 1.7 billion was the settlement of a decades-old arbitration claim between the U.S. and Iran... READ MORE›

The Keystone XL pipeline and next month's Louisiana Senate runoff Next month's Senate runoff in Louisiana between Sen... READ MORE›

RICH DEMOCRATS SURGE PAST GOP IN POLITICAL GIVING

By comparison, the Republican Party's biggest donors contributed 51 million to super PACs during the same period... READ MORE›

MELANIA TRUMP JUST LATEST TO FACE PLAGIARISM ALLEGATIONS

But those who have their way with other people's words sometimes don't survive the backlash Vice President Joe Biden being a notable exception ... READ MORE›

MCCAIN: OBAMA 'DIRECTLY RESPONSIBLE' FOR ORLANDO SHOOTING

So the responsibility for it lies with President Barack Obama and his failed policies, McCain said... READ MORE›

ORLANDO GUNMAN 'RADICALISED', FBI SAYS, AS PROBE DEEPENS

Gay pride month Police have identified 48 of the 49 victims... READ MORE›

DEMOCRATS LINK GUNS TO TERRORISM, TURN TO GUN CONTROL AFTER ORLANDO

In a MSNBC interview earlier, she said Now that we're seeing terrorists use these assault weapons, that has to be part of the debate... READ MORE›