The launch of the design for the new national identity card has sparked a political row after it was revealed the cards will not feature the Union flag. The flag has been left off because of fears it ...

The cards are to be issued to immigrants from November, with foreign students and marriage visa holders who want to extend their stay in Britain first to be given them. They will contain the holder's ...

Adam Laurie is no ordinary hacker. In the world of computing, he is considered a genius - a man whose talents are used by government departments and blue-chip companies to guard against terrorists and ...

Several home secretaries have come and gone during the ID card process While Labour talked about ID cards for many years, they only became a plastic reality for UK citizens in November of last year.