EXCLUSIVE: How Lady Macca hid secret vice past from Sir Paul
By Phil Taylor
The News of the World can reveal the secret vice past of Sir Paul McCartney's wife Heather.
In an investigation spanning Europe and the Middle East we have tracked down the former high-class hooker who partnered her for an orgy in London's Dorchester Hotel—and later became convinced that Heather's bisexual games weren't just an act for her kinky clients.
In sworn affidavits we have evidence from the private secretary who paid Heather for pleasuring his billionaire master.
And we have testimony from Denise Hewitt, the ex-wife of the heir to the Berkeley Homes empire, that she joined Heather for lesbian games and group sex when they were both London prostitutes.
We can identify the madam who booked many of Heather's rich and famous clients for a 20 per cent fee.
And we reveal that Heather's vice trade wasn't simply a moment of madness in her life. It went on for years.
Heather, now 38, is locked in a split from ex-Beatle Paul and his £825 million fortune, Our revelations will have a shattering effect on her negotiations for a settlement.
Foursome
Her secret sex games with international arms dealer Adnan Khashoggi took place in Spain's Marbella and at the Lanesborough, Hilton, Dorchester and Grosvenor House hotels in London's Mayfair.
She was paid amounts totalling £2,000 in sterling plus another 8,000 US dollars—currently about £4,400. But this was just a fraction of a secret fortune she amassed.
Heather earned a further £1,000 for a foursome with two other escort girls and an Arab prince at the Dorchester on London's Park Lane.
A former escort girl named Petrina Montrose, who joined Heather for the Dorchester hotel orgy, told the News of the World: "Heather was a familiar face in our business.
"I worked with her when we were both hired for a party thrown by an Arab prince at the Dorchester."
Naked
The 37-year-old, who now lives in Essex, said that she and Heather had been booked by a girl named Ros Ashley who also modelled swimwear under the single professional name ‘Ashley'.
Petrina continued: "It was a really lavish affair. There was a buffet of Lebanese food and Ashley was already there with a group of about six working girls, including Heather.
"The prince was tall and greasy and I wanted to leave but I knew that to get my money I'd have to have sex with anyone in the room who picked me. Still, Heather was bubbling over with enthusiasm.
"All the girls separated and, after a while, a blonde girl opened the prince's bedroom door and beckoned me in. The prince was lying naked on the bed with his legs apart.
"The blonde girl lay on the bed between his legs, then I saw that Heather was already in there too. She was naked on the bed, kneeling next to the prince's midriff. I took off my clothes and joined everyone on the bed. I knelt facing Heather and we performed oral sex on the prince. Then all four of us played together on the bed before the blonde girl who called me in had full sex with him.
"When we'd finished, Heather made no attempt to put her clothes on. Instead she started parading naked around the room, trying to impress the prince even more. At the end, Ashley paid us £1,000 each."
Heather's sex trade is also detailed by Abdul Khoury, who was Adnan Khashoggi's private secretary from 1977 until last year.
Mr Khoury, who now lives in the Lebanon, has a great memory for detail. In precise language he told us: "I was responsible for organising all Mr Khashoggi's arrangements, including meetings, travel and his social diary.
Skin
"One of my duties was to look after Mr Khashoggi's guests, which would include looking after vice girls who were invited to see him. One was Heather Mills, who I know had sex with him on a number of occasions in return for money.
"I recall that one of those occasions was in Marbella where Mr Khashoggi has a villa. It was summer time and it would have been around 1988, I believe.
"Miss Mills, as she then was, was booked to attend a party with another lady. I arranged their flight tickets from London and met them personally when they arrived. I had arranged for accommodation at a hotel near Mr Khashoggi's estate.
"Mr Khashoggi's parties were always splendid affairs. At that gathering, I seem to remember, was the film star George Hamilton.
"I informed Mr Khashoggi that his guests had arrived. He asked me what the girls looked like and I told him that I thought Heather in particular was appealing. The day after the party I took Heather and her companion, a lady named Joanna as I recall, to see Mr Khashoggi. Before they left, Mr Khashoggi called me in, asked me to count out two amounts of £2,000, to put the money into envelopes and to give them to each of the girls.
"Sometimes Mr Khashoggi would make comments to me about the girls he paid to have sex with him.
"In Heather's case I remember his remark that she had soft skin. And she was very athletic in bed. Mr Khashoggi was always very pleased with Heather's performance."
But Joanna wasn't. It later became clear to those in Khashoggi's circle of women that when all three of them were in the bedroom Heather had ‘tried it on' with Joanna and suggested lesbian sex—and that it was much more than a performance for the arms dealer's benefit.
Petrina Montrose recalled: "I was told that Heather has come on to a girl in a threesome and that the girl was upset. It's completely out of order for one prostitute to make a lesbian approach to another unless it's been discussed beforehand.
"But Heather seemed as interested in the sexual side of things—even lesbian sex—as well making money."
In the early 90s Heather also had a series of sex sessions with Khashoggi at London hotels.
Mr Khoury revealed: "The model named Ashley invited Miss Mills to the Lanesborough Hotel where Mr Khashoggi was staying. There was also another girl.
Bedroom
"I recall that Mr Khashoggi took Heather's hand and led her into the bedroom while the other girl remained talking to me. After about an hour Heather returned and Mr Khashoggi came out and led the other girl into the bedroom.
"Heather and I talked during this time. It was clear they had had sex.
"After he had finished with the second girl, Mr Khashoggi called me into the bedroom and told me to count out 2,000 US dollars for each of the girls and to put the money into envelopes. I did so, and he then handed each one an envelope.
"About four months later Mr Khashoggi came to London and stayed at the Hilton Hotel.
"He said he would like to see Heather so I telephoned her. She told me she had a new friend. I said bring her along. Again, Mr Khashoggi led them to his bedroom one at a time and paid each 2,000 dollars.
"Heather and the same girl met Mr Khashoggi once more at the Dorchester hotel.
"This time he asked for Heather first and then, about half an hour later, he reappeared and collected the other girl to join Heather and him. All three were in the bedroom for about 45 minutes. Again, payment was 2,000 dollars in envelopes.
Custody
"About three weeks later Mr Khashoggi was once more in London. This time he stayed at the Grosvenor House Hotel but again was entertained by Heather and a girl, one at a time. Once again the payment was 2,000 dollars each."
Heather and Paul McCartney married in June 2002. Their baby Beatrice was born on October 30, 2003.
Early last month the News of the World exclusively revealed that the marriage was in crisis and they were living apart. Just 10 days later the pair confirmed they were separating, though no decision has been made on custody of Beatrice.
Meanwhile, Heather has sought to put the best gloss on her past and has always denied being a vice girl.
When we asked Abdul Khoury's for his view of her, he paused a moment to reflect then said: "She has lied through her teeth."
Sunday, June 11, 2006
Sunday, June 04, 2006
Bomb suspect shot by brother
EXCLUSIVE:There was a scuffle.. the man grabbed at an officer's gun. It fired
By Lucy Panton and Ryan Sabey
THE News of the World has uncovered sensational details of the anti-terror raid which ended with one of the chemical bomb suspects shot.
After smashing their way into the Kalam brothers' East London home at 4.10am on Friday two armed police officers rushed up the stairs to seize the two men.
Security sources say the cops were confronted by the Muslim brothers, who were trying to run down the steps, and a scuffle broke out.
This is understood to have climaxed with 20-year-old Abdul Koyair making a grab for a police firearm, which already had its safety catch off.
In the desperate struggle that followed, the gun was fired and the bullet hit 23-year-old mail worker Abdul Kahar in the shoulder.
Impact
We can also reveal how police:
FEAR the explosive device they are hunting is designed to spray out deadly cyanide,
TESTED the gun for DNA evidence to confirm who fired the shot,
SEARCHED the brothers' workplaces for clues, and
DISCOVERED the men were planning a long-haul trip abroad for this weekend.
Initial reports assumed Kahar had been wounded by one of the officers.
But last night, as he lay under arrest and armed guard in the Royal London Hospital, cops were banking on the results of DNA tests from the weapon pointing the finger firmly at his brother.
Today we publish the first exclusive picture of the injured suspect and unveil how initial investigations centering on the trajectory of the bullet indicated that the officer did NOT pull the trigger.
Officials from the Independent Police Complaints Commission measured the angle of impact into the suspect's shoulder and also noted the spot where the officers stood at the time of firing.
A highly-placed Whitehall source told us: "We understand the officers are adamant that they did not pull the trigger and have told bosses at Scotland Yard the DNA evidence will prove this.
Toxic
"They are confident that this is not another Jean Charles de Menezes situation (the Brazilian shot in error by anti-terror cops on the London Underground) and that they are in the clear."
The brothers are being held under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of being "concerned in the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism".
If the evidence proves that Tesco worker Koyair fired the weapon he could face charges of attempting to shoot a police officer.
The massive 300-strong force of specialist firearms officers and anti-terror cops—codenamed Operation Volga—swooped on the brothers' terraced house in Lansdown Road, Forest Gate, after "firm intelligence" from MI5 that terrorists were constructing a device laced with killer cyanide gas.
Cyanide can kill within seconds and a concentrated toxic cloud released over a wide area would have devastating consequences.
The threat was regarded as so serious that Dame Eliza Manningham-Butler, director general of MI5, personally informed Tony Blair and Home Secretary John Reid in advance of the operation. Expert scientists were called in to study a drawing obtained by the intelligence services and within days the raid was on.
We can also reveal that security services had been tipped off about a possible stash of firearms at the house along with the chemical bomb—at first thought to be a kind of vest or waistcoat, "primed and ready to go".
But incredibly, the hunt for the device had to be delayed after the shooting so that the police complaints investigation could take precedence at the scene.
That initial assessment took over FIVE HOURS before bio-chemical experts were finally allowed into the building at 9.30am.
The Porton Down specialists, along with health officials, then spent the rest of the day making the scene safe before forensic search officers were allowed in. Scotland Yard's search teams, in white forensic suits, were finally let in to begin hunting the bomb in the early hours of yesterday.
A doctor was on hand to administer an antidote to emergency service staff should anyone have come into contact with deadly gas.
Meanwhile other officers were trying to work out possible targets for the suspected plot.
Bailiffs
One line of inquiry was that the gas was to be released in a busy and enclosed shopping centre, which mirrors the current plotline in the Sky hit drama 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland.
The specialist officers searching the house have constructed scaffolding inside so they can probe wall cavities and the loft. They also plan to dig up the garden.
A security source said: "The intelligence suggested the property could have a number of hidey-holes where the device could have been stored.
"Right from the start we weren't taking any chances because our information indicated this device was primed and ready to go.
"It was a serious public safety issue."
Operation Volga spawned a series of other raids across the capital yesterday.
A statement from Scotland Yard last night said: "Anti-Terrorist Branch officers this afternoon have searched business premises in Tottenham and Whitechapel, where the two men arrested yesterday are employed. The searches have been carried out with the full co-operation of their employers."
The News of the World can reveal that the brothers' house was also raided two weeks ago—by bailiffs.
Although this was sparked by unpaid bills, insiders insist they were flush with money and planning to jet off on an expensive family holiday to the luxury island of Mauritius yesterday.
At least 10 people were living in the house including six men, three women and a child.
Some of them are believed to be relatives and were going on the Mauritius trip with the brothers.
A close friend said yesterday: "The boys' parents telephoned cops to ask if they could see one of the brothers—because they still planned to go on the holiday.
"They even asked if officers could retrieve their suitcases from the house as they needed them."
Sources have revealed that even before this week the brothers were well known to the police.
A neighbour, security engineer Ashish Khetani, 19, told us that there had been a number of violent incidents outside the house in recent years.
"There always used to be fights there," he said. One night one of the family got bottled over the head and the cops had to be called."
Last night Koyair was still being quizzed at Paddington Green police station, after the authorities were granted warrants by Bow Street Magistrates allowing the brothers to be held until Wednesday without charge.
Outside, wounded brother Kahar's solicitor Kate Roxburgh said that her client denied being involved in terrorism. "He has no involvement at all," she said. "He was woken up about 4am by screams downstairs. He got out of bed in his pyjamas, obviously unarmed, and began hurrying downstairs.
"As he came towards a bend in the stairway the police turned their gun up towards him and shot him without any warning at all."
Other members of the brothers' family who were rounded up in the swoop last night hinted they may sue police over their treatment. In a statement they said: "We would like to make it clear that we are completely innocent and in no way involved in any terrorist activity.
"However, we would like to express our deep shock and anger at the operation that took place.
"We were assaulted and detained for 12 hours. We're currently liaising with our legal team on the course of action to take."
But police on the street said last night that they were pleased with the cooperation they were receiving from the local community.
They described how neighbours were handing out tea and coffee to officers.
They admitted there was a natural hunger to know what was going on but denied there was any tension.
By Lucy Panton and Ryan Sabey
THE News of the World has uncovered sensational details of the anti-terror raid which ended with one of the chemical bomb suspects shot.
After smashing their way into the Kalam brothers' East London home at 4.10am on Friday two armed police officers rushed up the stairs to seize the two men.
Security sources say the cops were confronted by the Muslim brothers, who were trying to run down the steps, and a scuffle broke out.
This is understood to have climaxed with 20-year-old Abdul Koyair making a grab for a police firearm, which already had its safety catch off.
In the desperate struggle that followed, the gun was fired and the bullet hit 23-year-old mail worker Abdul Kahar in the shoulder.
Impact
We can also reveal how police:
FEAR the explosive device they are hunting is designed to spray out deadly cyanide,
TESTED the gun for DNA evidence to confirm who fired the shot,
SEARCHED the brothers' workplaces for clues, and
DISCOVERED the men were planning a long-haul trip abroad for this weekend.
Initial reports assumed Kahar had been wounded by one of the officers.
But last night, as he lay under arrest and armed guard in the Royal London Hospital, cops were banking on the results of DNA tests from the weapon pointing the finger firmly at his brother.
Today we publish the first exclusive picture of the injured suspect and unveil how initial investigations centering on the trajectory of the bullet indicated that the officer did NOT pull the trigger.
Officials from the Independent Police Complaints Commission measured the angle of impact into the suspect's shoulder and also noted the spot where the officers stood at the time of firing.
A highly-placed Whitehall source told us: "We understand the officers are adamant that they did not pull the trigger and have told bosses at Scotland Yard the DNA evidence will prove this.
Toxic
"They are confident that this is not another Jean Charles de Menezes situation (the Brazilian shot in error by anti-terror cops on the London Underground) and that they are in the clear."
The brothers are being held under the Terrorism Act 2000 on suspicion of being "concerned in the commission, preparation, or instigation of acts of terrorism".
If the evidence proves that Tesco worker Koyair fired the weapon he could face charges of attempting to shoot a police officer.
The massive 300-strong force of specialist firearms officers and anti-terror cops—codenamed Operation Volga—swooped on the brothers' terraced house in Lansdown Road, Forest Gate, after "firm intelligence" from MI5 that terrorists were constructing a device laced with killer cyanide gas.
Cyanide can kill within seconds and a concentrated toxic cloud released over a wide area would have devastating consequences.
The threat was regarded as so serious that Dame Eliza Manningham-Butler, director general of MI5, personally informed Tony Blair and Home Secretary John Reid in advance of the operation. Expert scientists were called in to study a drawing obtained by the intelligence services and within days the raid was on.
We can also reveal that security services had been tipped off about a possible stash of firearms at the house along with the chemical bomb—at first thought to be a kind of vest or waistcoat, "primed and ready to go".
But incredibly, the hunt for the device had to be delayed after the shooting so that the police complaints investigation could take precedence at the scene.
That initial assessment took over FIVE HOURS before bio-chemical experts were finally allowed into the building at 9.30am.
The Porton Down specialists, along with health officials, then spent the rest of the day making the scene safe before forensic search officers were allowed in. Scotland Yard's search teams, in white forensic suits, were finally let in to begin hunting the bomb in the early hours of yesterday.
A doctor was on hand to administer an antidote to emergency service staff should anyone have come into contact with deadly gas.
Meanwhile other officers were trying to work out possible targets for the suspected plot.
Bailiffs
One line of inquiry was that the gas was to be released in a busy and enclosed shopping centre, which mirrors the current plotline in the Sky hit drama 24 starring Kiefer Sutherland.
The specialist officers searching the house have constructed scaffolding inside so they can probe wall cavities and the loft. They also plan to dig up the garden.
A security source said: "The intelligence suggested the property could have a number of hidey-holes where the device could have been stored.
"Right from the start we weren't taking any chances because our information indicated this device was primed and ready to go.
"It was a serious public safety issue."
Operation Volga spawned a series of other raids across the capital yesterday.
A statement from Scotland Yard last night said: "Anti-Terrorist Branch officers this afternoon have searched business premises in Tottenham and Whitechapel, where the two men arrested yesterday are employed. The searches have been carried out with the full co-operation of their employers."
The News of the World can reveal that the brothers' house was also raided two weeks ago—by bailiffs.
Although this was sparked by unpaid bills, insiders insist they were flush with money and planning to jet off on an expensive family holiday to the luxury island of Mauritius yesterday.
At least 10 people were living in the house including six men, three women and a child.
Some of them are believed to be relatives and were going on the Mauritius trip with the brothers.
A close friend said yesterday: "The boys' parents telephoned cops to ask if they could see one of the brothers—because they still planned to go on the holiday.
"They even asked if officers could retrieve their suitcases from the house as they needed them."
Sources have revealed that even before this week the brothers were well known to the police.
A neighbour, security engineer Ashish Khetani, 19, told us that there had been a number of violent incidents outside the house in recent years.
"There always used to be fights there," he said. One night one of the family got bottled over the head and the cops had to be called."
Last night Koyair was still being quizzed at Paddington Green police station, after the authorities were granted warrants by Bow Street Magistrates allowing the brothers to be held until Wednesday without charge.
Outside, wounded brother Kahar's solicitor Kate Roxburgh said that her client denied being involved in terrorism. "He has no involvement at all," she said. "He was woken up about 4am by screams downstairs. He got out of bed in his pyjamas, obviously unarmed, and began hurrying downstairs.
"As he came towards a bend in the stairway the police turned their gun up towards him and shot him without any warning at all."
Other members of the brothers' family who were rounded up in the swoop last night hinted they may sue police over their treatment. In a statement they said: "We would like to make it clear that we are completely innocent and in no way involved in any terrorist activity.
"However, we would like to express our deep shock and anger at the operation that took place.
"We were assaulted and detained for 12 hours. We're currently liaising with our legal team on the course of action to take."
But police on the street said last night that they were pleased with the cooperation they were receiving from the local community.
They described how neighbours were handing out tea and coffee to officers.
They admitted there was a natural hunger to know what was going on but denied there was any tension.
Sunday, May 28, 2006
WE CATCH 2 BUS LOADS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
EXCLUSIVE:NOTW delivers 66 on-the-run foreigners to Home Office.. to show how easy it is
By Mazher Mahmood
THE News of the World has given bungling Home Office officials a lesson in catching illegal immigrants.
They say they haven't a clue how many are in Britain. And they can't find hundreds who've gone on the run.
But within a few hours we managed to round up TWO BUSLOADS of them.
We drove them to an immigration detention centre with the message: Try not to lose them this time.
We delivered 70 in all—49 on a luxury coach and 21 crammed into a minibus. It would have been MORE if the coach driver hadn't chucked 20 off for safety reasons.
Last night a red-faced Home Office spokesman spluttered: "We are grateful to the News of the World for its work to bring these cases to light. Tackling illegal working is a top priority."
It took our undercover reporters less than two days to track down almost 100 illegals in London. All they had to do was put the word round they were seeking cheap labourers.
BUSLOAD No1 came from the East End. A regular at the White Hart pub in Green Lane put our reporters on to an illegal worker called Manjit Singh.
He told us: "If you want cheap labourers, you can get hundreds.
"The only thing is they're all illegal and don't have any paperwork. You have a lot of skilled Eastern European workers.
Clowns
"But if you want a gang of grafters then I'd suggest Indian boys. They'll work a whole day for £40.
"The Home Office are clowns. They can't track us down and nowhere we have worked has ever been raided. We are safe."
Manjit, in his 30s, told how he'd paid £9,000 to be smuggled to Britain on a fake visa from Jullundar in India. He has been living and working in London illegally for three years.
He took us to nearby Rosebery Avenue, East Ham, where scores of illegal workers live. Inside a terraced house next to a Sikh temple turban-headed Makhan Singh asked: "How many people do you need? We'll get as many as you want.
"We've got 12 living in here and we all do building work, but we don't work on the books. There are more of us living over the road."
There were two single beds in the cramped, foul-smelling front room with another mattress thrown on the floor. Washing was hung over the open door.
Within minutes nearly 20 people crammed into the room, all seeking work. They openly admitted being illegal immigrants. Meanwhile Manjit used his mobile to line up more.
Our investigators moved on to a makeshift employment agency in the back yard of an off-licence in Plashett Road, east London.
There Bhola Singh promised: "I can get you a hundred people by clicking my fingers. None of them have any papers. It's cheap labour."
True to his word, 40 men filed in the next day to sign up for work.
Yesterday at 9.30 am, our luxury 53-seater coach pulled up outside the Ruskin Arms pub in East Ham. Scores of workers, some clutching lunchboxes, piled on board.
At one point they were sitting on each other's laps! When our law-abiding driver threw some off they begged to be let back on.
BUSLOAD No2 came from Southall, west London, where hordes of illegals converge in the Northwood Road car park every morning from 6am.
They are picked up by a fleet of minibuses and paid from £30 a day to work on building sites.
Our investigators approached a man with a green turban called Nishan Singh, who came to Britain a year ago on a fake visa.
Swooped
He said: "How many days work do you have and how many people do you need? There's a ring of us. I can get them easily. No one has any papers, brother."
He handed over his phone number and said that he would turn up with 20 people.
Yesterday when our minibus arrived outside a Sikh temple in Southall there were many more than we'd allowed for. Twenty-one of them squeezed aboard.
Somewhat to the surprise of all the illegals, BOTH buses headed straight to the Colnbrook Immigration Detention Centre near Heathrow where 25 uniformed police officers stood in wait.
The convoy was ordered into a secure compound where 35 immigration officers swooped.
Each illegal was searched and placed in detention. All mobiles were confiscated.
One passenger said in Punjabi: "Don't worry, lads, I know we're f****d but stay calm. Say nothing."
Last night a Home Office spokesman confirmed that of the 70 we delivered, 66 people had been arrested and detained. Among them were EIGHT failed asylum seekers already sought by immigration.
Our investigation will heap even more shame on the government. Home Secretary John Reid admits he has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in Britain. The Home Office's own figures claim there are between 310,000 and 570,000, believed to be a huge underestimate.
Our Investigations Editor Mazher Mahmood is famous as the Fake Sheik. Now, after his On The Buses coup. he'll also be known as the Fake Blakey...
By Mazher Mahmood
THE News of the World has given bungling Home Office officials a lesson in catching illegal immigrants.
They say they haven't a clue how many are in Britain. And they can't find hundreds who've gone on the run.
But within a few hours we managed to round up TWO BUSLOADS of them.
We drove them to an immigration detention centre with the message: Try not to lose them this time.
We delivered 70 in all—49 on a luxury coach and 21 crammed into a minibus. It would have been MORE if the coach driver hadn't chucked 20 off for safety reasons.
Last night a red-faced Home Office spokesman spluttered: "We are grateful to the News of the World for its work to bring these cases to light. Tackling illegal working is a top priority."
It took our undercover reporters less than two days to track down almost 100 illegals in London. All they had to do was put the word round they were seeking cheap labourers.
BUSLOAD No1 came from the East End. A regular at the White Hart pub in Green Lane put our reporters on to an illegal worker called Manjit Singh.
He told us: "If you want cheap labourers, you can get hundreds.
"The only thing is they're all illegal and don't have any paperwork. You have a lot of skilled Eastern European workers.
Clowns
"But if you want a gang of grafters then I'd suggest Indian boys. They'll work a whole day for £40.
"The Home Office are clowns. They can't track us down and nowhere we have worked has ever been raided. We are safe."
Manjit, in his 30s, told how he'd paid £9,000 to be smuggled to Britain on a fake visa from Jullundar in India. He has been living and working in London illegally for three years.
He took us to nearby Rosebery Avenue, East Ham, where scores of illegal workers live. Inside a terraced house next to a Sikh temple turban-headed Makhan Singh asked: "How many people do you need? We'll get as many as you want.
"We've got 12 living in here and we all do building work, but we don't work on the books. There are more of us living over the road."
There were two single beds in the cramped, foul-smelling front room with another mattress thrown on the floor. Washing was hung over the open door.
Within minutes nearly 20 people crammed into the room, all seeking work. They openly admitted being illegal immigrants. Meanwhile Manjit used his mobile to line up more.
Our investigators moved on to a makeshift employment agency in the back yard of an off-licence in Plashett Road, east London.
There Bhola Singh promised: "I can get you a hundred people by clicking my fingers. None of them have any papers. It's cheap labour."
True to his word, 40 men filed in the next day to sign up for work.
Yesterday at 9.30 am, our luxury 53-seater coach pulled up outside the Ruskin Arms pub in East Ham. Scores of workers, some clutching lunchboxes, piled on board.
At one point they were sitting on each other's laps! When our law-abiding driver threw some off they begged to be let back on.
BUSLOAD No2 came from Southall, west London, where hordes of illegals converge in the Northwood Road car park every morning from 6am.
They are picked up by a fleet of minibuses and paid from £30 a day to work on building sites.
Our investigators approached a man with a green turban called Nishan Singh, who came to Britain a year ago on a fake visa.
Swooped
He said: "How many days work do you have and how many people do you need? There's a ring of us. I can get them easily. No one has any papers, brother."
He handed over his phone number and said that he would turn up with 20 people.
Yesterday when our minibus arrived outside a Sikh temple in Southall there were many more than we'd allowed for. Twenty-one of them squeezed aboard.
Somewhat to the surprise of all the illegals, BOTH buses headed straight to the Colnbrook Immigration Detention Centre near Heathrow where 25 uniformed police officers stood in wait.
The convoy was ordered into a secure compound where 35 immigration officers swooped.
Each illegal was searched and placed in detention. All mobiles were confiscated.
One passenger said in Punjabi: "Don't worry, lads, I know we're f****d but stay calm. Say nothing."
Last night a Home Office spokesman confirmed that of the 70 we delivered, 66 people had been arrested and detained. Among them were EIGHT failed asylum seekers already sought by immigration.
Our investigation will heap even more shame on the government. Home Secretary John Reid admits he has no idea how many illegal immigrants are in Britain. The Home Office's own figures claim there are between 310,000 and 570,000, believed to be a huge underestimate.
Our Investigations Editor Mazher Mahmood is famous as the Fake Sheik. Now, after his On The Buses coup. he'll also be known as the Fake Blakey...
Sunday, May 21, 2006
VICTIMS WIN 7/7 VICTORY
EXCLUSIVE: Compensation DOUBLED following News of the World campaign
By Ian Kirby & Sara Nuwar
TRAGIC victims of the 7/7 London bombings are to have their compensation payments DOUBLED, the News of the World can reveal.
Home Secretary John Reid has promised to fork out the extra cash after the first anniversary of the suicide bomb horrors.
And immediately delighted relatives hailed the move as a thrilling victory for this newspaper's hard-fought campaign to win help for the suffering victims.
Last night Mr Reid told us he had ordered the extra payments after talks with families of those severely injured and traumatised in the blasts.
"I have decided to make a special payment recognising the special circumstances of the 7/7 attacks," he said.
Delays
The government will also SCRAP its £500,000 ceiling on compensation packages to ensure sufficient cash is available for medical treatment.
The one-off extra payments will be followed by an overhaul of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, designed to slash red tape and speed up its payouts.
Last year we disclosed that hundreds of crippled victims had been left dependent on charity because of CICA delays.
We launched our What About the Victims? campaign on the front page, calling for immediate action. It demanded: NO CEILING on compensation, SPEEDY assessment to ensure a victim's long-term security would be sorted within six months, and a MINISTER to look after their rights. Survivors and relatives of 7/7 victims delivered a 10,000-strong petition to Downing Street in October and the then Home Secretary Charles Clarke ordered a review.
It concluded that it would be unfair to give the victims special treatment. But Prime Minister Tony Blair later over-ruled this verdict. Now he has also agreed to our plea for a nationwide two-minute silence at midday to mark each July 7 anniversary.
So far the CICA has paid out £2.1million to those injured or who lost a relative in the horror.
Families of those who died in the bombings—at Aldgate East, Edgware Road and King's Cross tube stations and on the No27 bus in Tavistock Square—welcomed Mr Reid's announcement.
John Taylor, whose 24-year-old daughter Carrie was killed at Aldgate, said: "It's great news and about time. The News of the World fought a fantastic campaign." And Dania Gorodi, 48, whose sister Michelle Otto, 46, died in King's Cross, added: "I'm absolutely thrilled your campaign has paid off.
"It will make a huge difference to people's lives and your paper has been a tremendous support for the families."
John Falding, whose girlfriend Anat Rosenburg, 39, died at Tavistock Square, said: "I'm delighted. The survivors have had enough to cope with, without the hassle over money."
By Ian Kirby & Sara Nuwar
TRAGIC victims of the 7/7 London bombings are to have their compensation payments DOUBLED, the News of the World can reveal.
Home Secretary John Reid has promised to fork out the extra cash after the first anniversary of the suicide bomb horrors.
And immediately delighted relatives hailed the move as a thrilling victory for this newspaper's hard-fought campaign to win help for the suffering victims.
Last night Mr Reid told us he had ordered the extra payments after talks with families of those severely injured and traumatised in the blasts.
"I have decided to make a special payment recognising the special circumstances of the 7/7 attacks," he said.
Delays
The government will also SCRAP its £500,000 ceiling on compensation packages to ensure sufficient cash is available for medical treatment.
The one-off extra payments will be followed by an overhaul of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, designed to slash red tape and speed up its payouts.
Last year we disclosed that hundreds of crippled victims had been left dependent on charity because of CICA delays.
We launched our What About the Victims? campaign on the front page, calling for immediate action. It demanded: NO CEILING on compensation, SPEEDY assessment to ensure a victim's long-term security would be sorted within six months, and a MINISTER to look after their rights. Survivors and relatives of 7/7 victims delivered a 10,000-strong petition to Downing Street in October and the then Home Secretary Charles Clarke ordered a review.
It concluded that it would be unfair to give the victims special treatment. But Prime Minister Tony Blair later over-ruled this verdict. Now he has also agreed to our plea for a nationwide two-minute silence at midday to mark each July 7 anniversary.
So far the CICA has paid out £2.1million to those injured or who lost a relative in the horror.
Families of those who died in the bombings—at Aldgate East, Edgware Road and King's Cross tube stations and on the No27 bus in Tavistock Square—welcomed Mr Reid's announcement.
John Taylor, whose 24-year-old daughter Carrie was killed at Aldgate, said: "It's great news and about time. The News of the World fought a fantastic campaign." And Dania Gorodi, 48, whose sister Michelle Otto, 46, died in King's Cross, added: "I'm absolutely thrilled your campaign has paid off.
"It will make a huge difference to people's lives and your paper has been a tremendous support for the families."
John Falding, whose girlfriend Anat Rosenburg, 39, died at Tavistock Square, said: "I'm delighted. The survivors have had enough to cope with, without the hassle over money."
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Jordan babies target in £1m kidnap terror
EXCLUSIVE: Nightmare for celebrity couple as cops warn them of plot
By Lucy Panton
A CRACK team of elite cops raced to protect top model Jordan after dicovering a millionpound plot to kidnap one of her children.
The mega-wealthy blonde and her family have been given special protection after Scotland Yard's snatchbuster squad got a tip-off that three-year-old Harvey and 11-month-old Junior were under threat.
Detectives discovered a gang of foreign and London crooks planned to take one of the tots hostage and issue Jordan and pop star husband Peter Andre with a £1million ransom demand.
Officers last night described it as "a very real threat".
As soon as the news reached police through underworld informers, an investigation was launched to identify and infiltrate the gang.
Jordan, 27, and Peter, 33, had no idea their tots were targets until worried cops contacted them.
The terrifying scam mirrors a plot against the Beckhams six years ago, when the News of the World uncovered plans to snatch Victoria and son Brooklyn. Liaison officers from the same unit that handled that case have spent the last month in constant contact with Peter and Jordan to protect them and the children. A police source revealed: "We uncovered the plot at an early stage and it appeared sophisticated.
"It was immediately taken very seriously and security was put in place around the family."
A panic button and a monitored alarm system have been installed at Jordan's £750,000 country home in Maresfield, East Sussex.
An official Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed last night: "The Metropolitan Police specialist kidnap unit are investigating intelligence about a threat to kidnap and extra security has been put in place to protect the family."
Jordan—real name Katie Price— has also been offered police minders when she takes her children out. A friend said: "Obviously Katie's main concern is for her kids.
"She's used to being in the limelight and knows the risks which that brings—particularly when her fortune has been so widely discussed. She has been targeted by burglars in the past.
"But this is different—it's a sinister turn because it puts the boys at risk. Katie is working closely with police to do everything in her power to keep them safe."
Friends fear the pin-up queen's fame and showy displays of wealth—including her fleet of cars and £3.5million holiday home in Cyprus— make her a prime kidnap target.
Just this week the former Page Three girl, reckoned to be worth £10million, spoke of her ambition to become "the world's richest woman" before she's 30.
Jordan—whose first son Harvey was fathered by former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke—declared: "I know I'll top that Rich List."
The model, who is trying to reinvent herself in a bid to go upmarket, was recently snapped by David Bailey for swish American Vogue magazine and is determined to conquer the USA.
Her five-acre Sussex spread is already protected by a £10,000 security fence topped with barbed wire. Now it is under surveillance by cops, too.
Only last June—around the time their son Junior was born—Jordan and Peter were forced to beef up security after ram-raiders broke through the perimeter. They bypassed the alarm sensors but fled empty-handed when Jordan's mum Amy spotted them and alerted the police.
Officers probing the latest threat do not believe the cases are linked. Our insider said: "There's an awful lot of work going on to build up evidence and nail this gang."
The timetable of the snatch plot and details of exactly where the villains planned to strike is being kept secret.
Our investigation into the similar Beckham plot led to the arrest of five men accused of planning to hold the England captain's wife to ransom.
When the prosecution case collapsed one of the criminals, Alin Turcu, tried to sue us—but a High Court judge ruled that our exclusive story WAS accurate.
By Lucy Panton
A CRACK team of elite cops raced to protect top model Jordan after dicovering a millionpound plot to kidnap one of her children.
The mega-wealthy blonde and her family have been given special protection after Scotland Yard's snatchbuster squad got a tip-off that three-year-old Harvey and 11-month-old Junior were under threat.
Detectives discovered a gang of foreign and London crooks planned to take one of the tots hostage and issue Jordan and pop star husband Peter Andre with a £1million ransom demand.
Officers last night described it as "a very real threat".
As soon as the news reached police through underworld informers, an investigation was launched to identify and infiltrate the gang.
Jordan, 27, and Peter, 33, had no idea their tots were targets until worried cops contacted them.
The terrifying scam mirrors a plot against the Beckhams six years ago, when the News of the World uncovered plans to snatch Victoria and son Brooklyn. Liaison officers from the same unit that handled that case have spent the last month in constant contact with Peter and Jordan to protect them and the children. A police source revealed: "We uncovered the plot at an early stage and it appeared sophisticated.
"It was immediately taken very seriously and security was put in place around the family."
A panic button and a monitored alarm system have been installed at Jordan's £750,000 country home in Maresfield, East Sussex.
An official Scotland Yard spokesman confirmed last night: "The Metropolitan Police specialist kidnap unit are investigating intelligence about a threat to kidnap and extra security has been put in place to protect the family."
Jordan—real name Katie Price— has also been offered police minders when she takes her children out. A friend said: "Obviously Katie's main concern is for her kids.
"She's used to being in the limelight and knows the risks which that brings—particularly when her fortune has been so widely discussed. She has been targeted by burglars in the past.
"But this is different—it's a sinister turn because it puts the boys at risk. Katie is working closely with police to do everything in her power to keep them safe."
Friends fear the pin-up queen's fame and showy displays of wealth—including her fleet of cars and £3.5million holiday home in Cyprus— make her a prime kidnap target.
Just this week the former Page Three girl, reckoned to be worth £10million, spoke of her ambition to become "the world's richest woman" before she's 30.
Jordan—whose first son Harvey was fathered by former Manchester United star Dwight Yorke—declared: "I know I'll top that Rich List."
The model, who is trying to reinvent herself in a bid to go upmarket, was recently snapped by David Bailey for swish American Vogue magazine and is determined to conquer the USA.
Her five-acre Sussex spread is already protected by a £10,000 security fence topped with barbed wire. Now it is under surveillance by cops, too.
Only last June—around the time their son Junior was born—Jordan and Peter were forced to beef up security after ram-raiders broke through the perimeter. They bypassed the alarm sensors but fled empty-handed when Jordan's mum Amy spotted them and alerted the police.
Officers probing the latest threat do not believe the cases are linked. Our insider said: "There's an awful lot of work going on to build up evidence and nail this gang."
The timetable of the snatch plot and details of exactly where the villains planned to strike is being kept secret.
Our investigation into the similar Beckham plot led to the arrest of five men accused of planning to hold the England captain's wife to ransom.
When the prosecution case collapsed one of the criminals, Alin Turcu, tried to sue us—but a High Court judge ruled that our exclusive story WAS accurate.
7/7 Victory
Survivor gets £10 compensation
By Keith Gladdis
A SURVIVOR of the 7/7 London bombings has received just £10 from the government.
Professor John Tulloch, 63, whose blood-soaked face became one of the enduring symbols of the atrocity, suffered head and thigh injuries and hearing loss due to perforated eardrums.
But he revealed: "I have so far only received £10 to cover the cost of the photos of my remaining scars that the government has asked for."
However, he said he has been given a "few thousand pounds" by the London Bombings Charitable Fund.
The sociology lecturer was sitting opposite terrorist Mohammed Sidique Khan when he detonated his bomb near Edgware Road station.
Six peope died, but incredibly the professor walked away—saved by his briefcase which took the full force of the blast.
His story highlights the shocking delay in helping victims of the bombing—an issue first raised by the News of the World in our What About the Victims campaign.
Last night Prof Tulloch, from Penarth, South Wales, backed our crusade. He said: "I'm so grateful for the News of the World campaign. It's very important to make sure compensation is adequate for all concerned. I was one of the lucky ones. My heart goes out to those who suffered appalling injuries and need constant care."
Tory MP for Monmouthshire David Davies yesterday said the miserly sum paid to Prof Tulloch was "appalling". He added: "It's almost a year since the bombings. This is another example of government incompetence."
The compensation claims are handled by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. So far, it has made 106 payments totalling more than £1million to victims of the attacks, which killed 52 and injured 750.
A CICA spokesman said: "We are working hard to make sure that victims of these terrible bombings receive the compensation they are entitled to as quickly as possible."
News of the World wins 2-minute silence for the victims
A NATIONWIDE two-minute silence WILL be held to remember the victims of the 7/7 London bombings—following a News of the World campaign.
The tribute to the 52 innocent people who died in the horrific attacks is to be announced by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell this week.
The silence will take place at midday on the first anniversary of the horror. Mrs Jowell told the News of the World: "A nationwide silence will bring the country together in memory of the 52 innocent people who died on 7/7, and the hundreds of others whose lives will never be the same again.
"It will be a chance for us all to stand together, a moment of remembrance, reflection and respect. I am very grateful to the News of the World for its wholehearted support for a tribute."
Last night injured victims of the 7/7 bombings welcomed the decision.
Emotional
Nina Kovacevic, 29, who was hurt in the bus blast in Tavistock Square, said: "I am pleased. It's a great way for the country to remember those who perished. And they should be remembered. It will be a very emotional time."
Nina, a project manager at a design consultancy, had flesh gouged out of her shoulder in the blast, strips of skin were torn from her face and back and her head was split, leaving a five-inch gash.
She added: "I hope everyone in Britain will mark the day with this silent show of respect." Retired journalist John Falding, whose girlfriend Anat Rosenburg, 39, died in the bus attack, said: "I think the two-minute silence will bring comfort to people who still need some public recognition of their private grief."
Grahame Russell, whose 28-year-old son Philip also died on the bus, said: "It's only right. It is respectful."
Bomber blunder
THE Security Services had evidence 7/7 bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan was intent on violence, it emerged last night.
Khan, 30, ringleader of the attack, was covertly recorded talking about plans to wage jihad. He discussed whether to say goodbye to his family, suggesting he was seeking martyrdom. The details form part of an Intelligence and Security Committee report released last week.
By Keith Gladdis
A SURVIVOR of the 7/7 London bombings has received just £10 from the government.
Professor John Tulloch, 63, whose blood-soaked face became one of the enduring symbols of the atrocity, suffered head and thigh injuries and hearing loss due to perforated eardrums.
But he revealed: "I have so far only received £10 to cover the cost of the photos of my remaining scars that the government has asked for."
However, he said he has been given a "few thousand pounds" by the London Bombings Charitable Fund.
The sociology lecturer was sitting opposite terrorist Mohammed Sidique Khan when he detonated his bomb near Edgware Road station.
Six peope died, but incredibly the professor walked away—saved by his briefcase which took the full force of the blast.
His story highlights the shocking delay in helping victims of the bombing—an issue first raised by the News of the World in our What About the Victims campaign.
Last night Prof Tulloch, from Penarth, South Wales, backed our crusade. He said: "I'm so grateful for the News of the World campaign. It's very important to make sure compensation is adequate for all concerned. I was one of the lucky ones. My heart goes out to those who suffered appalling injuries and need constant care."
Tory MP for Monmouthshire David Davies yesterday said the miserly sum paid to Prof Tulloch was "appalling". He added: "It's almost a year since the bombings. This is another example of government incompetence."
The compensation claims are handled by the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. So far, it has made 106 payments totalling more than £1million to victims of the attacks, which killed 52 and injured 750.
A CICA spokesman said: "We are working hard to make sure that victims of these terrible bombings receive the compensation they are entitled to as quickly as possible."
News of the World wins 2-minute silence for the victims
A NATIONWIDE two-minute silence WILL be held to remember the victims of the 7/7 London bombings—following a News of the World campaign.
The tribute to the 52 innocent people who died in the horrific attacks is to be announced by Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell this week.
The silence will take place at midday on the first anniversary of the horror. Mrs Jowell told the News of the World: "A nationwide silence will bring the country together in memory of the 52 innocent people who died on 7/7, and the hundreds of others whose lives will never be the same again.
"It will be a chance for us all to stand together, a moment of remembrance, reflection and respect. I am very grateful to the News of the World for its wholehearted support for a tribute."
Last night injured victims of the 7/7 bombings welcomed the decision.
Emotional
Nina Kovacevic, 29, who was hurt in the bus blast in Tavistock Square, said: "I am pleased. It's a great way for the country to remember those who perished. And they should be remembered. It will be a very emotional time."
Nina, a project manager at a design consultancy, had flesh gouged out of her shoulder in the blast, strips of skin were torn from her face and back and her head was split, leaving a five-inch gash.
She added: "I hope everyone in Britain will mark the day with this silent show of respect." Retired journalist John Falding, whose girlfriend Anat Rosenburg, 39, died in the bus attack, said: "I think the two-minute silence will bring comfort to people who still need some public recognition of their private grief."
Grahame Russell, whose 28-year-old son Philip also died on the bus, said: "It's only right. It is respectful."
Bomber blunder
THE Security Services had evidence 7/7 bomber Mohammad Sidique Khan was intent on violence, it emerged last night.
Khan, 30, ringleader of the attack, was covertly recorded talking about plans to wage jihad. He discussed whether to say goodbye to his family, suggesting he was seeking martyrdom. The details form part of an Intelligence and Security Committee report released last week.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
MI5: We will have new 7/7
Give 7/7 dead two minutes' silence
By Sarah Newar
SPOOKS at MI5 have warned the 7/7 bombings WILL happen again—because they don't have enough spies.
A disturbing report will reveal intelligence services are overstretched and have failed to penetrate Muslim terror groups.
It says another bombing is a CERTAINTY unless gaps are plugged.
Three attacks have been thwarted since the London bombings. And another six possible plots are being monitored now.
But intelligence agents have told MPs there must be other undetected terror cells who will succeed.
An official enquiry into 7/7 by the super-powerful Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee concludes that MI5 failed to infiltrate radical British Muslims because of a severe "resource problem".
Spy chiefs are still desperately short of surveillance teams, undercover agents and translators.
The committee's report, published on Thursday, will reveal that at one stage just 20 agents were trying to keep tabs on 400 terror suspects linked to al-Qaeda.
And surveillance on 7/7 ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan, 31, was called off because of lack of manpower.
He recruited Hasib Hussain, 18, Shehzed Tanweer, 22, and Jermaine Lindsay, 26, for the suicide bombings.
The report warns Britain will face another attack unless MI5—still geared to fighting decades of Irish terrorism—is overhauled.
Danger
The committee, made up of MPs and chaired by former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy, examined top-secret papers and heard evidence from senior spies.
They are the only independent body monitoring the security and intelligence services and have full access to its shadowy commanders.
Their report is important because it is the only authoritative inquiry into the 7/7 bombings.
It concludes that MI5 had too many white, middle-class agents who could not work undercover in tight-knit Muslim communities.
And although the intelligence budget doubled since the New York attacks in 2001, the money was too late to stop the bombings here.
A senior intelligence source told the News of the World: "With Irish terrorism there was a clear pattern. With Islamic extremists it is harder to tell whether these are kids talking tough, bigots or genuine terrorists.
"That is why another attack will happen at any time."
Tory homeland security spokesman Patrick Mercer said: "There is no doubt that there is a clear and present threat. The only priority now for the security services is the prevention of further Islamic fundamentalist attacks."
"There are continued warnings of attacks in Britain by Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. These have to be taken seriously."
He added: "I am waiting to see how much truth we are going to get from the government about these events.
"After 9/11 and the Madrid bombings both the American and Spanish governments carried out extensive independent inquiries.
"All we are getting is a narrative which has come from the hands of civil servants and a heavily-censored report by MPs.
"It is crucial we have an independent inquiry before we are attacked again."
THE News of the World today demands that the victims of the 7/7 London suicide bombings are remembered with a two-minute silence.
The 52 people murdered in the bloodiest terrorist attack in British history DESERVE a fitting tribute.
Last year Britain came to a standstill in respect exactly a week after the atrocity. Response to that silence, organised by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, was a magnificent success at the bombing scenes and across the country.
But relatives of the victims have been pressing the government for an official silence on the one-year anniversary.
Now with less than two months to go nothing has been finalised. And The News of the World is demanding action.
By Sarah Newar
SPOOKS at MI5 have warned the 7/7 bombings WILL happen again—because they don't have enough spies.
A disturbing report will reveal intelligence services are overstretched and have failed to penetrate Muslim terror groups.
It says another bombing is a CERTAINTY unless gaps are plugged.
Three attacks have been thwarted since the London bombings. And another six possible plots are being monitored now.
But intelligence agents have told MPs there must be other undetected terror cells who will succeed.
An official enquiry into 7/7 by the super-powerful Parliamentary Intelligence and Security Committee concludes that MI5 failed to infiltrate radical British Muslims because of a severe "resource problem".
Spy chiefs are still desperately short of surveillance teams, undercover agents and translators.
The committee's report, published on Thursday, will reveal that at one stage just 20 agents were trying to keep tabs on 400 terror suspects linked to al-Qaeda.
And surveillance on 7/7 ringleader Mohammad Sidique Khan, 31, was called off because of lack of manpower.
He recruited Hasib Hussain, 18, Shehzed Tanweer, 22, and Jermaine Lindsay, 26, for the suicide bombings.
The report warns Britain will face another attack unless MI5—still geared to fighting decades of Irish terrorism—is overhauled.
Danger
The committee, made up of MPs and chaired by former Northern Ireland Secretary Paul Murphy, examined top-secret papers and heard evidence from senior spies.
They are the only independent body monitoring the security and intelligence services and have full access to its shadowy commanders.
Their report is important because it is the only authoritative inquiry into the 7/7 bombings.
It concludes that MI5 had too many white, middle-class agents who could not work undercover in tight-knit Muslim communities.
And although the intelligence budget doubled since the New York attacks in 2001, the money was too late to stop the bombings here.
A senior intelligence source told the News of the World: "With Irish terrorism there was a clear pattern. With Islamic extremists it is harder to tell whether these are kids talking tough, bigots or genuine terrorists.
"That is why another attack will happen at any time."
Tory homeland security spokesman Patrick Mercer said: "There is no doubt that there is a clear and present threat. The only priority now for the security services is the prevention of further Islamic fundamentalist attacks."
"There are continued warnings of attacks in Britain by Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. These have to be taken seriously."
He added: "I am waiting to see how much truth we are going to get from the government about these events.
"After 9/11 and the Madrid bombings both the American and Spanish governments carried out extensive independent inquiries.
"All we are getting is a narrative which has come from the hands of civil servants and a heavily-censored report by MPs.
"It is crucial we have an independent inquiry before we are attacked again."
THE News of the World today demands that the victims of the 7/7 London suicide bombings are remembered with a two-minute silence.
The 52 people murdered in the bloodiest terrorist attack in British history DESERVE a fitting tribute.
Last year Britain came to a standstill in respect exactly a week after the atrocity. Response to that silence, organised by London Mayor Ken Livingstone, was a magnificent success at the bombing scenes and across the country.
But relatives of the victims have been pressing the government for an official silence on the one-year anniversary.
Now with less than two months to go nothing has been finalised. And The News of the World is demanding action.
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