A former Guantanamo Bay detainee wanted by Spanish authorities for terror-related offences was granted bail when he appeared before a British judge today.

The lawyer for three British residents arrested hours after returning to the UK from the US Guantanamo Bay detention centre today condemned the Government for “lying” about their release.

Amnesty International today urged European Union governments to prevent their airports from being used for secret transfers of terror suspects to countries where they might be tortured, and called for compensation for victims of such alleged US operations.

Britain and the US stand accused of a shocking catalogue of human rights abuses today by three Britons who were held at Guantanamo Bay.

Three Britons who were held at Guantanamo Bay for more than two years have accused the US and Britain of a shocking catalogue of abuses in a report due out later today.