Wagner, the Russian mercenary group, is set to be proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK government – meaning it will be illegal to be a member or support the organisation. A draft order to be laid in Parliament will allow its assets to be categorised as terrorist property...
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An army bomb squad has been called in and a man was detained after police stopped a suspicious vehicle at the Channel tunnel terminal in Kent. Traffic was said to be backing up after access to the tunnel was blocked and a cordon put in place to protect the public....
Police have been scouring Richmond Park for fugitive terror suspect Daniel Abed Khalife. Officers were stationed at key entry and exit points into the early hours of Friday – with two police helicopters still active overhead. Richmond Park, in southwest London, was closed during the operation, and the investigation was...
A nationwide manhunt has been launched for a former soldier suspected of terror offences who escaped from prison on Wednesday morning. Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, was awaiting trial at HMP Wandsworth in London after being accused of leaving fake bombs at a military base. It is believed he escaped via...
Glasgow Airport has confirmed services are back to normal today after security was disrupted on Wednesday amid a search for a suspected terrorist. Travellers faced major disruptions yesterday afternoon as police hunted escaped prisoner Daniel Abed Khalife. The 21-year-old has been on the run since around 7.50am yesterday after escaping from...
An 18-year-old man who admitted possessing potential bomb-making instructions has been jailed. Mohammed Afzal, from Preston, Lancashire, pleaded guilty to collecting and disseminating terrorist material at Liverpool Crown Court. He was arrested after posting extremist material on social media but initially refused to provide passcodes for his devices to officers,...
An “extremely dangerous” prison officer who ran a far-right fitness club has been jailed for eight years for possessing a “murder manual” for white supremacists. Ashley Sharp set up the White Stag Athletic Club to create a “brotherhood” and train others to be soldiers for the racist cause, Sheffield Crown...
A BRADFORD man has appeared in court accused of a string of charges. Muhammed Saeed Ahmed, 31, was arrested in June 2021 as part of a pre-planned operation by Counter Terrorism Policing North East and was released under investigation the same day. On August 16, the defendant was charged with offences under...
A woman threatened to blow up a medical centre and a police station, telling staff: “I’m a terrorist and there is a bomb planted somewhere.” Courtney Longstaff made the hoax claims that she had planted devices, first at King’s Medical Centre in Normanton, and then at the police station in...
A man who sent hoax packages to primary schools, shopping centres and other businesses across the country containing white powder and letters telling recipients to ‘run’, has been convicted of terrorism offences. Gary Preston, 63, from Haverhill, on 11th August 2023 admitted 21 charges relating to packages sent between September...
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