Home Secretary Admits Streets Are Not Safe

Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith suffered a barrage of criticism yesterday following an embarrassing gaffe admitting she did not feel safe walking the streets after dark when she had recently popped out in the evening to "buy a kebab" with a bodyguard.

Home Office Admits Clearing 5,000 Illegal Immigrants For Work

About 5,000 illegal immigrants were mistakenly cleared to work as security staff, red-faced staff at the Home Office have confirmed. The government is to check the immigration status of a further 40,000 staff cleared to work in the security industry following the revelations.