United Nations inspectors have claimed that Iraq is breaking several of its promises to co-operate in their search for weapons of mass destruction.

According to the inspectors, over the past fortnight no Iraqi scientist or official has agreed to be interviewed without a minder or tape recorder, despite Baghdad's promises that they would.

Britain and America are likely to table a new UN resolution next week - declaring Iraq to be in "further material breach" of the last resolution.

It is expected to demand that Saddam Hussein comply fully with the inspectors, or face war.

It has emerged that MPs will be able to debate the Iraq crisis next Wednesday after an update the day before from Tony Blair.

The Guardian reports that the US is planning to run post-war Iraq until a long-term settlement can be found.