01/10/24

Man who claimed he had explosives at Trump rally in Michigan is charged

The man who allegedly claimed he had C4 explosives in his car and sped through a security checkpoint at Donald Trump’s rally in Michigan over the weekend pleaded not guilty to charges against him on Monday. Steven William Nauta has been charged with four state counts, including making a false threat .....

01/10/24

Terrorist friend of Manchester Arena bomber loses parole bid for freedom

Terrorist Abdalraouf Abdallah, the childhood friend of Manchester Arena attacker Salman Abedi, has lost a bid to be freed from jail. The 31-year-old faced a parole review after being recalled to prison for breaching licence conditions in January 2021. But, despite the decision, he is still .....

30/09/24

Man arrested over rail terror message hack

A man has been arrested on suspicion of computer misuse offences after railway stations across the UK suffered a cyber attack. Public wi-fi services were suspended at 19 railway stations managed by Network Rail on Wednesday after messages about past terrorism attacks appeared on people's devices. British Transport .....

27/09/24

PSNI adopts counter-terror tactics to fight VAWG

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)has adopted the national counter-terror approach to tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG). The National Police Chiefs Council published a revised national framework earlier this year, which outlined how police services will work to tackle violence against women .....

26/09/24

Train passengers receive Islamophobic messages after cyber attack

Train passengers at some of the country's biggest rail stations have been hit by a "cyber security incident" which saw them exposed to Islamophobic messages.Manchester Piccadilly, Birmingham New Street and 11 stations in London were affected by the cyber attack on Wednesday. Telent, the company that manages the WiFi .....

26/09/24

Cyber attacks hit 20 railway stations: Passengers logging on to public wi-fi at UKs biggest transport hubs are met with screen about Europe terror attacks

Twenty railway stations in Britain have been hit by a cyber attack impacting wi-fi systems for passengers. Network Rail confirmed London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street and Birmingham New Street were among the stations impacted. Travellers logging into the wi-fi at .....

25/09/24

London man jailed for sharing Islamic State terror material online including how to poison enemies

A 21-year-old man from south west London has been jailed for posting and sharing Islamic State terror material online. Ayoub Nacir, 21, was spreading guidance on how to prepare terror acts including how to poison enemies, a court had heard. Nacir’s electronic devices were seized when police raided .....

25/09/24

Man sentenced for glorifying terrorism

Faseh Sajid, from Bristol, was found guilty of five counts of dissemination of a terrorist publication contrary to Section 2 of the Terrorism Act 2006. He was found not guilty of another count of the same offence. The 21-year-old was sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment, following a trial at the .....

25/09/24

Man sentenced for assault and terrorism offences

A man from Swansea has been sentenced for terrorism offences and an assault that was motivated by and demonstrating hostility towards the victim based on her transgender identity. Alex Hutton pleaded guilty to the offences at was sentenced to five years and four months in prison at Winchester Crown Court on Thursday .....

24/09/24

Student arrests in Columbia County for terroristic threats spike after Apalachee shooting

Of the about two dozen student arrests thus far this school year related to Columbia County schools, 15 occurred in the days following the Sept. 4 shooting at Apalachee High School near Winder, Georgia, in which two students and two teachers lost their lives. Following the shooting, which resulted in .....