The Government's refusal to allow the use of wiretap evidence is bizarre. If the security services fear that this might expose their methods, judges could rule on the way such evidence is used in court.The Prime Minister's defence of the proposed powers on television last Wednesday was chilling. Essentially, his case was that if the security services tell him or other ministers that they think someone is "up to something", indefinite detention is justified That cannot be right. Now let us turn our attention to other cruelties to animals.. This newspaper is not in the habit of congratulating Conservative Party leaders for their robustness and skill in defending civil liberties. The conditions in which pigs and poultry, in particular, are reared ought to be the object of more concern and legislative activism than hunting But that does not make it wrong to ban hunting We welcome the ban.

If, as they say, the vast majority of hunt supporters are respecting a law properly and democratically expressing the will of the people, we welcome that too. And it is true that monitoring the activities of former hunts should not be the priority of any police force in the country Fortunately, it does not have to be. The point about hunting is that there are thousands of private citizens who feel so strongly about ending the cruel so-called sport that they will give their own time and energy to helping to ensure that the law is observed.The other rearguard action of the liberal wing of the pro-hunt lobby is to point out that there are many more important issues of animal welfare in intensive agriculture So there are. They rightly judged that the problems of enforcement did not outweigh the likely benefits of legislation. With a bit of humour it should be possible to touch on the appeal wearing these glasses will bring you."So what about Winner? His ads are almost anti-celebrity, as if Esure caught the mood shift early "The ads are almost cultishly bad," says Mr Reid. "But my kids will go about imitating them even though they don't know who he is So it works.". More than 14 million viewers watchedEastEnders on Friday night to witness "Dirty" Den Watts being killed off - again.

EastEnders bosses hope the story line will revive ratings after a dismal 2004 when viewing figures slumped to a record low. The show's executive producer, Louise Berridge, was sacked and her replacement, Kathleen Hutchison, lasted four months. The rival Coronation Street, on ITV, meanwhile, enjoyed higher ratings and won most of the soap awards.The BBC is pinning its hopes for a revival on the return of Phil Mitchell and his mother Peggy, played by Steve McFadden and Barbara Windsor, later this year.An EastEnders spokesman said: "We are very pleased with the figures. It shows viewers have really enjoyed the story of Den's demise."More than 24 million people watched Dirty Den die the first time at the show's peak in February 1989. The character, played by Leslie Grantham, was brought back in 2003 to boost ratings.