A Worcester man has been found guilty of an attempted murder following an attack on a man in April this year. Callum Parslow, aged 32, was arrested on 2 April after seriously injuring a 25-year-old Eritrean man at a hotel in Worcester. The jury heard how Parslow had carried out...
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The teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport has been charged with production of a deadly poison and a terror offence, the chief constable of Merseyside Police has said. Axel Rudakubana, 18, will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court by videolink on Wednesday charged with production of...
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee. Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021, during a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court. Lawyers for...
The daughter of the murdered MP David Amess has criticised Home Office failures that meant her father’s killer was unmonitored for years before the attack, saying the Prevent programme “isn’t fit for purpose”. Speaking to the Sunday Times, Katie Amess condemned the fact her father’s killer was known to authorities but his...
A high-profile restaurateur has pleaded guilty to displaying a Nazi symbol to protest Israel’s actions during the ongoing Middle East conflict. Alan Yazbek was charged with displaying a placard bearing a swastika at a protest in Sydney on October 6. The protest was the subject of a high-visibility police operation amid heightened...
A man who sent money to his nephew in Syria knowing it was to fund his terrorist activity has been sentenced for terrorism offences following an investigation by specialist officers from the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command. Through their investigation, detectives found that 46-year-old Farhad Mohammad arranged for $350.00 over two payments to...
A man from Norton Fitzwarren has been sentenced after pleading guilty to sharing online material in support of Islamic State. Ryan Scuffil was sentenced at the Central Criminal Court in London earlier this week (Monday 21 October) following an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing South West (CTPSW). The 28-year-old had...
Five people have been killed in an apparent terror attack in Turkey at the headquarters of a defence and aerospace company, authorities have said. Interior minister Ali Yerlikaya said the two attackers – a man and a woman – were killed. Two of the 22 injured are in critical condition....
Birmingham Airport has been evacuated and all flights suspended following a report of a suspicious vehicle. In a post on social media, the airport said police are “currently on-site dealing with an incident”. “Airport operations are currently suspended,” it added. “Passengers are advised to NOT come to the airport at...
Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a High Court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack was staged. Martin Hibbert and his daughter Eve sued Richard Hall for harassment and data protection in what was the first such case launched against a conspiracy...
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