Police to be given power to peruse people's web-browsing history

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Snoopers' charter to return, once again, on Wednesday

The police are to be given the power to examine the web-browsing history of everyone in the UK under new plans that will be introduced on Wednesday by Home Secretary Theresa May. The plans form ...

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