American and allied forces cannot assure the safety of “human shields” in the event of any war in Iraq, the US general who would run the war said.

Police in Italy were today questioning 28 Pakistani terrorist suspects and carrying out further searches on the flat where a ringed photograph of Britain’s Chief of Defence staff, Admiral Sir Michael Boyce, was found.

Poor intelligence information may hamper any mission undertaken by Royal Marines in Afghanistan, according to their commanding officer.

Prime Minister Tony Blair today held 75 minutes of emergency talks at No 10 in the wake of the US terror attacks.