BRITISH MPs launched a major new inquiry into the July 7 bombings on the anniversary of the attacks yesterday.

THREE men accused of helping to plan the 2005 London bombings have been acquitted of playing any role in the plot, a blow to investigators’ hopes of convicting anyone over the worst attack on Britain since World War II.

British police investigating the July 7 London bombings were today searching a flat, the Metropolitan Police said.

ONE of Scotland Yard’s most experienced anti-terrorist officers was jailed for 10 months yesterday after admitting an expenses scam involving tens of thousands of pounds.

TONY BLAIR yesterday ruled out demands for a new inquiry into the July 7 bombings amid claims that MI5 overlooked crucial evidence which could have prevented the attacks.

Five British al-Qaida terrorists jailed for life today were told they had "betrayed their country".

The expansion of MI5’s role in the North is to be raised with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin tomorrow.

The investigation into who masterminded and bankrolled the plane bombing plot will be a global and multifaceted probe led by British, US and Pakistani authorities but reliant on intelligence from other countries, counterterrorism experts said Friday.