You can get the updated rules for the UK at .gov.uk/transport
The main change seems to be that you are now allowed to take some liquids again (as of 6 November 2006) but no more than 100 ml and it must be in a transparent container. You can take medicines etc which are larger than this, but they can be tested. Whatever you take with you, it must fit into a bag no larger than 56x45x25 cm. You can't really take anything that doesn't fit into this bag. You can take a laptop, but then it counts as your piece of hand luggage, so you can't have the bag.
I didn't see anything about sharp objects, but presumably they are still not allowed. On the website there is a link where you can ask questions, if anything isn't clear.
The main change seems to be that you are now allowed to take some liquids again (as of 6 November 2006) but no more than 100 ml and it must be in a transparent container. You can take medicines etc which are larger than this, but they can be tested. Whatever you take with you, it must fit into a bag no larger than 56x45x25 cm. You can't really take anything that doesn't fit into this bag. You can take a laptop, but then it counts as your piece of hand luggage, so you can't have the bag.
I didn't see anything about sharp objects, but presumably they are still not allowed. On the website there is a link where you can ask questions, if anything isn't clear.