Criminal probe lauched into seizure of Miranda data

Data seized from a UK investigative journalist’s partner who was detained for nine hours under anti-terror laws has led the police to launch a criminal investigation, the High Court in London has been told.

Judges heard the Metropolitan Police had taken possession of “tens of thousands of pages of material” from David Miranda’s electronic equipment after he was held without charge for the maximum time permitted at Heathrow Airport as he changed planes on a journey from Berlin to his home in Brazil on Sunday.