24/08/23

Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was on 'plane that crashed killing all 10 on board' - but death yet to be confirmed

Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin was on board a plane that crashed north of Moscow killing all 10 passengers on board, Russia's Civil Aviation Authority has said. There has been no comment from the Kremlin or Russia's defence ministry as Prigozhin's death is yet to be officially confirmed. The crash comes two months .....

24/08/23

Terror suspect, 17, was arrested at the seven-bedroom mansion of Philadelphia defense attorney who sought Democrat nomination for election as court judge, sources claim

A teenage terror suspect charged with attempting to build a weapon of mass destruction was arrested at the home of a Philadelphia defense attorney who sought the Democrat nomination for a judge’s role, sources have claimed. The 17-year-old, who has not been named, was allegedly communicating with a Jordanian Islamic .....

23/08/23

Quebec woman sentenced to 22 years for sending poison-laced letter to Trump

A self-described “activist” from Quebec who pleaded guilty to sending Donald Trump a poison-laced letter at the height of the former president’s ill-fated 2020 re-election effort has been sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison. Pascale Ferrier, 56, agreed to the 21-year, 10-month sentence as part of a plea .....

23/08/23

Turkish police arrest twelve Daesh terror suspects

Turkish police nabbed 12 people over their suspected links to the Daesh terrorist group in the western city of Bursa, security sources said. Counter-terrorism units conducted simultaneous operations in the early morning hours at the addresses of the suspects. All of the suspects are foreign nationals. During the .....

21/08/23

Sweden heightens its terror alert level after Koran burning stunts that enraged the Muslim world as intelligence agency warns country is now a 'prioritised target'

Sweden's intelligence agency heightened its terror alert level Thursday to four on a scale of five after angry reactions in the Muslim world to Koran burnings in Sweden made the country a 'prioritised target'. The level was increased from 'elevated', where it had been since 2016, to 'high', the head of the Swedish .....

21/08/23

Romsey businessman found guilty of London bomb plot

A Romsey businessman has been found guilty of plotting to plant two bombs in London. Jonathan Nuttall, 50, was convicted today at the Old Bailey to plant two devices in London’s legal district over a £1.4million legal battle with the National Crime Agency (NCA). The court heard how Nuttal had .....

17/08/23

PSNI data breach: Man arrested in investigation into linked criminality

A man has been arrested as part of an investigation linked to the major breach of data from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI). The 39-year-old was arrested on suspicion of collection of information likely to be useful to terrorists. The data, which was mistakenly released, included the surnames and .....

16/08/23

Three Bulgarians suspected as Russian spies arrested by UK counter-terror police

Three Bulgarian nationals suspected of spying on behalf of Russia have been arrested and charged by counter-terror detectives following a major national security investigation. The BBC has revealed the defendants were held in February under the Official Secrets Act by Metropolitan Police officers and have been .....

09/08/23

Man who fled UK to Bulgaria after terrorism charges jailed

A man who was found with explosive materials and downloaded terrorist bomb-making manuals has been jailed. David Bodill, of Buxton, Derbyshire, was found with extremist material that showed attacks and beheadings on his laptop and other devices in March 2020. The 29-year-old fled to Bulgaria after he was charged .....

09/08/23

PSNI data breach: Officers and staff 'frightened' after details leaked

Police officers in Northern Ireland are frightened and their families and friends could be "jeopardised" after details were published in error, a former NI justice minister has said. Naomi Long said some officers would consider their futures with the force. In response to a freedom of information (FoI) request, the .....