Police forces in England and Wales will receive up to £922 million extra funding next year, as the government continues its efforts to cut crime and keep communities safe. The proposed funding package for 2024/25, published today, could see a total of up to £18.4 billion pledged to support the police...
Monthly Archives: December 2023
Danish authorities say they have foiled a planned major attack. Three people were arrested in Denmark and one in the Netherlands during dawn raids on Thursday, police said at a press conference. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was “as serious as it gets”. Authorities did not immediately disclose...
Dozens of people have been injured in a wave of missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital Kyiv overnight, authorities say. Fifty-three people were hurt in the attacks, including six children, Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Kindergarten and hospital buildings were reportedly damaged by debris as authorities said 10 Russian ballistic...
The Netherlands raised its threat level for the first time since 2019 on Tuesday, saying the likelihood of a terrorist attack in the country had increased in recent months. The Dutch anti-terrorism agency raised the threat level to four, or “substantial”, on a five-step scale, citing the Israel-Gaza conflict as the cause. “Organisations like ISIS and Al Qaeda are...
London is facing the “biggest convergence of threats we have seen for a very long time” because of the conflict in Gaza with counter-terrorism arrests at “unprecedented levels” and a huge surge in inflammatory online material, police warned MPs on Tuesday. Met Assistant Commissioner Matt Jukes, the head of national counter-terrorism police, said the “extraordinary” situation was...
Cuba said late on Saturday it had thwarted a terrorist plot hatched in neighboring south Florida, according to a report broadcast on state-run media, after a man allegedly arrived on the island by jetski to commit acts of violence. The resulting investigation, which state-run media said was still underway, alleged...
Tommy Robinson has lost a bid to overturn his ban from entering London for protest marches, but he can now enter the capital for police-approved political meetings. The far Right activist, 40, is accused of failing to comply with a Metropolitan Police direction to leave the area around the Royal Courts of Justice during a...
Counter Terrorism Policing’s Head of Prevent has warned that the latest Prevent statistics show a continuation of the ‘worrying trend’ of children becoming more prevalent in CT casework. In the year ending 31 March 2023, there were 6,817 referrals to Prevent, an increase of 6.4% compared to the previous year,...
The head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command is urging Londoners to be vigilant and report concerns as the Capital enters a busy period of festivities, events and activities in the run-up to Christmas. Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, praised members of the public for...
A group of bipartisan United States lawmakers have introduced a bill to the Senate aimed at preventing terror organizations and their financial enablers from accessing financial aid in fiat and digital assets in the country. Billed to be cited as The Terrorist Financing Prevention Act of 2023, it will block all...
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