The Metropolitan Police has sent letters to London schools warning parents about their children becoming radicalised over the summer holidays. The letters warn parents to look out for signs of radicalisation, with children spending more time online over the summer holidays. Detective Jane Corrigan, from the Met’s counter-terrorism command and...
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The government has published a new paper setting out plans to give police officers extra stop and search powers to tackle the threat of terrorism. The draft revised code of practice covers the exercise of stop and search powers by police officers under the Terrorism Act 2000. The update comes...
The EU Council has renewed the so-called EU terrorist list, which lists persons, groups and entities subject to restrictive measures with an aim to fight terrorism. No changes were made. Those on the list – 13 people and 21 groups and entities – are subject to the freezing of their...
A German soldier has been jailed for plotting a right-wing attack on senior politicians whilst posing as a Syrian refugee. Franco Albrecht has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison. The presiding judge said he planned “a serious act of violence endangering the state”. The defendant had...
Hamdi Alqudsi, who is accused of leading a “terrorist group” called the Shura, has gone on trial in Sydney, Australia. Alqudsi is accused of leading a “terrorist group” called the Shura, which allegedly planned to attack Sydney’s naval base, a courthouse, the Mardi Gras parade and the Israeli embassy. He...
Australia has updated its travel advice for Australians travelling to the UK due to the threat of terrorism. On the SmartTraveller website, Australians are advised to “exercise a high degree of caution in the UK”. It has changed the warning level from green to yellow, saying: “The UK Government’s threat...
US police have arrested a suspect after six people were killed in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Robert E Crimo III, 22, was detained after a brief chase, police said. The gunman climbed on to a roof, shooting randomly at spectators using a...
A 42-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting in the centre of Norway’s capital, Oslo. Two people were killed and 21 injured in the overnight attack on a busy nightlife district. There was gunfire at about 01:00 local time (23:00...
Psychologists and behavioural scientists should be deployed more frequently to counter-terrorism operations as the number of neurodivergent individuals under investigation rises, a watchdog has advised. The government’s independent reviewer of terrorism legislation told the Observer that evaluating the threat from individuals with conditions like autism was becoming an increasingly prevalent...
Addressing the UN Global Counter-Terrorism Coordination Compact in New York on Wednesday, Secretary-General António Guterres has warned of the growing terrorism risk to Afica. “Groups like Al-Qaida, Da’esh and their affiliates are continuing to grow in the Sahel and make inroads into Central and Southern Africa. They are exploiting power...
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